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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   343 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Ben Barzman (screenplay)
Friedrich Dürrenmatt (play)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
11 September 1964 (Finland) more
Genre:
Tagline:
"I want my lover killed..." She will corrupt a whole town to buy the death of the man who betrayed her!
Plot:
Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 nomination more
User Comments:
a stunning and gripping tale more (17 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Ingrid Bergman ... Karla Zachanassian

Anthony Quinn ... Serge Miller
Irina Demick ... Anya
Paolo Stoppa ... Doctor
Hans Christian Blech ... Captain Dobrik
Romolo Valli ... Town Painter
Valentina Cortese ... Mathilda Miller
Claude Dauphin ... Bardick
Eduardo Ciannelli ... Innkeeper
Marco Guglielmi ... Chesco
Jacques Dufilho ... Fisch
Giorgio Sciommer ... Hair Stylist
Fausto Tozzi ... Darvis
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Inna Alexeievna
Mario Mandalari Andersen
María Badmajew (as Maria Badmayer)
Silla Bettini
Roberto Bruno
Delia Casciani
Pina D'Alvia
Ermelinda De Felice (as Linda De Felice)
Gustavo De Nardo ... Station Master
Giovanni Di Benedetto (as Gianni De Benedetto)
Marianne Leibl
Ignazio Leone
Giancarlo Lolli
Lelio Luttazzi ... 1st Idler
Dante Maggio ... Cadek
Tiberio Mitri ... Ahtlet
Linda Moretti
Richard Münch ... Teacher
Renzo Palmer ... Conductor
Umberto Raho
Carlo Reali
Marcella Rovena ... Mayor's Wife
Ernst Schröder ... Mayor
Leonard Steckel ... Priest
Jacopo Tecchi
Lina Tedeschi
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Der Besuch (West Germany)
Karla (West Germany) (working title)
La rancune (France)
La vendetta della signora (Italy)
La visite (France) (working title)
La visite de la vieille dame (France) (working title)
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Runtime:
100 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The New York production of "The Visit" by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, adapted by Maurice Valency, opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater (And starred Lunt and Fontanne) in New York on Nov. 29, 1958, ran for 189 performances and was nominated for the 1959 Tony Award for the Best Play. more
Movie Connections:
Version of Der Besuch der alten Dame (1982) (TV) more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
a stunning and gripping tale, 8 December 2005
10/10
Author: joyceck from United States, CA

I really don't want to write a full technical review of the Movie. Suffice it to say it was a stunning and gripping tale.

It is a real shame this is not available commercially. Anyone with more information about who owns the rights to this film or it's current where abouts please let us know via additional posts I guess. It's a must see....

Bergman is compelling in her seamless performance. The film has an absurdist/existential feel to it almost like an extended high comedy with a taste of twilight zone. It has kind gestalt impact like Blue Angel and Children of Paradise.

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