Brink of Life (1958)
Nära livet (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 24min
- Drama
- 31 Mar 1958 (Sweden)
- Movie
Three women in a maternity ward reveal their lives and intimate thoughts to each other, where they face the choice of keeping their babies or offering them for adoption.
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Awards:
- 3 wins & 1 nomination.
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| Eva Dahlbeck | ... |
Stina Andersson
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| Ingrid Thulin | ... |
Cecilia Ellius
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| Bibi Andersson | ... |
Hjördis Petterson
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| Barbro Hiort af Ornäs | ... |
Nurse Brita
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| Erland Josephson | ... |
Anders Ellius
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Harry Andersson
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| Gunnar Sjöberg | ... |
Dr. Nordlander
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| Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz | ... |
Counsellor Gran
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| Inga Landgré | ... |
Greta Ellius
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| Kristina Adolphson | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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| Bengt Blomgren | ... |
Father with injured child (uncredited)
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Monica Ekberg | ... |
Hjördis' friend (uncredited)
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Maud Elfsiö | ... |
Maud, nurse student (uncredited)
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| Inga Gill | ... |
Mother (uncredited)
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Gun Jönsson | ... |
Night nurse (uncredited)
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Sissi Kaiser | ... |
Mari, nurse (uncredited)
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| Margaretha Krook | ... |
Dr. Larsson (uncredited)
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| Lars Lind | ... |
Dr. Thylenius (uncredited)
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Gunnar Nielsen | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ingmar Bergman | ||
Written by
| Ingmar Bergman | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Ulla Isaksson | ... | (novels "Det vänliga, värdiga" and "Det orubbliga") (uncredited) |
| Ulla Isaksson | ... | (screenplay) |
Cinematography by
| Max Wilén | ||
Editing by
| Carl-Olov Skeppstedt | ||
Production Design by
| Bibi Lindström | ||
Makeup Department
| Nils Nittel | ... | makeup artist / wig maker |
Production Management
| Gösta Hammarbäck | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Gösta Ekman | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Hilding Gahnström | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Lennart Svensson | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Sven Brodin | ... | assistant camera |
Location Management
| Gunnar Lundin | ... | location manager (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Ingrid Wallin | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Lars Engström | ... | medical advisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Nordisk Tonefilm (1958) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Orbe Films (1958) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Contemporary Films (1959) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Ajay Film Company (1959) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Internazionale Nembo Distribuzione Importazione Esportazione Film (INDIEF) (1960) (Italy) (theatrical)
- As Films S.A. (Spain) (theatrical)
- Klubb Super 8 Video (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Art Free (2009) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Ripley's Film (2009) (Italy)
- Ripley's Home Video (2009) (Italy) (DVD)
- VIGGO (2020) (Italy)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (digital restoration) (2017)
Storyline
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| Taglines | INGMAR BERGMAN presents another startling and outstanding achievement in the film art... See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | There is no musical score, just a few bars from a radio at 10.55 pm. The tune played is Sweden's national anthem indicating the end of the broadcast that day. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Minns Ni? (1993). See more » |
| Quotes |
Hjördis Petterson:
They think I'm horrible. I think so too. I think I'm horrible. I don't want to answer like I do, but the words just fall from my lips. I bite their heads off although I don't mean it. Then at night when I can't sleep I get so angry with myself. Everything just keeps growing and growing. And I always end up at the very bottom. Whatever I do, things just go wrong. I don't know what to do. See more » |