A Ship Bound for India (1947)
"Skepp till India land" (original title)

Sailor Johannes Blom returns to his home port, after seven years at sea, to find that Sally, the girl he has been thinking of while away, is completely despondent. Seven years earlier, ... See full summary »

Director:

Ingmar Bergman

Writers:

Ingmar Bergman, Martin Söderhjelm (play)

Stars:

Holger Löwenadler, Anna Lindahl, Birger Malmsten

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Holger Löwenadler	...	Kapten Alexander Blom
Anna Lindahl	...	Alice Blom
Birger Malmsten	...	Johannes Blom
Gertrud Fridh	...	Sally
Naemi Briese	...	Selma
Hjördis Petterson	...	Sofi (as Hjördis Pettersson)
Lasse Krantz	...	Hans
Jan Molander	...	Bertil
Erik Hell	...	Pekka
Åke Fridell	...	Variety hall owner
Douglas Håge	...	Customs officer (scenes deleted)

Storyline

Sailor Johannes Blom returns to his home port, after seven years at sea, to find that Sally, the girl he has been thinking of while away, is completely despondent. Seven years earlier, obstreperous Alexander Blom, brings his mistress Sally to live with him, his wife Alice, son Johannes, and crew, aboard the salvage boat he captains. Amidst all the tensions on the small boat, Johannes and Sally fall in love with each other.

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Plot Keywords:

sailor | hunchback | flashback | father son relationship | funfair | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

26 August 1949 (USA)

Also Known As:

Frustration

Filming Locations:

Sandrew-ateljéerna, Gärdet, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sveriges Folkbiografer

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min 78 min (original release)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although this was third Bergman-directed film, it was the first to be released in the United States, in 1949. His two prior films did not get released in the US. Five more years would elapse before another Bergman film, "Somarlek" (actually Bergman's tenth film), would appear commercially in America.

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Connections

Edited into Spisok korabley (2008)

User Reviews

Not among Bergman's best, But still very good

Ingmar Bergman is one of my top three directors. I have decided to see all his films I can get my hands on. I have seen 18 of his films. And while the most of them are masterpieces, there were a few disappointments. So I was not sure if this film would be any good.

I shouldn't have worried. It was a pleasant surprise because given the low rating, I was expecting at best an average film. While this film is not as good compared to his later work, it is still very good.

Many of themes present here are repeated in his much better films like "Autumn Sonata" and "Sawdust and Tinsel". It is not that visually appealing either. But still it is a work of genius and just a shade less than his best movies. I recommend it to all Bergman fans.