A Ship to India

Original title: Skepp till Indialand

Duration: 96 min

Release date: 1947-09-22

IMDB

Returning home after seven years at sea, a sailor relives his youth aboard a salvage ship dominated by his abusive father, recalling love, betrayal, and the desire to escape. Told in flashback, the film explores family conflict, longing, and moral reckoning in an early milestone of Ingmar Bergman’s career.

Drama Romance

Skepp till Indialand

Watch Providers

Criterion Channel

Cultpix

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Holger Löwenadler

Holger Löwenadler

as Captain Alexander Blom

Birger Malmsten

Birger Malmsten

as Johannes Blom

Hjördis Petterson

Hjördis Petterson

as Variety Hall Manager

as Girl on the Street (uncredited)

as A Foreign Crew Member (uncredited)

Rolf Bergström

as Alexander's Sidekick (1) (uncredited)

Gustaf Hiort af Ornäs

Gustaf Hiort af Ornäs

as Alexander's Sidekick (2) (uncredited)

as Young Girl at the Beach (uncredited)

as Young Man at the Beach (uncredited)

as A Woman at the Arrest of Alexander (uncredited)

as The Dwarf on the Variety Show (uncredited)

as Elderly Man with Glasses and Hat at the Funfair (uncredited)

as Man in Beret at Fairground (uncredited)

as Black Crewman (uncredited)

John W. Björling

John W. Björling

as An Older Man on the Variety Show Stage (uncredited)

Rosalie Björklund

Rosalie Björklund

as A Girl (uncredited)

Torgny Anderberg

Torgny Anderberg

as A Man (uncredited)

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Erland von Koch

Erland von Koch

Original Music Composer

Lorens Marmstedt

Lorens Marmstedt

Göran Strindberg

Göran Strindberg

Director of Photography

Martin Söderhjelm

Martin Söderhjelm

Production Design

Production Manager

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