The Virgin Spring (1960)

Ravished innocence... brings terrible revenge!

• Drama
• History

Devout Christians Töre and Märeta send their only daughter, the virginal Karin, and their foster daughter, the unrepentant Ingeri, to deliver candles to a distant church. On their way through the woods, the girls encounter a group of savage goat herders who brutally rape and murder Karin as Ingeri remains hidden. When the killers unwittingly seek refuge in the farmhouse of Töre and Märeta, Töre plots a fitting revenge.

Rating

7.8 / 10 (697 votes)

Release date

February 8, 1960

Runtime

1h 30m

Language

SV

Director

Ingmar Bergman

Status

Released