The Virgin Spring

Summary: In 14th-century Sweden, an innocent yet pampered teenage girl and her family's pregnant and jealous servant set out from their farm to deliver candles to church, but only one returns from events that transpire in the woods along t...

Release Date: November 14, 1960

Genre: Drama

Director: Ingmar Bergman

Writer: Ulla Isaksson

Runtime: 1 h 29 min

MPAA: Not Rated

Production: Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Distributor: Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), The Criterion Collection, Olive Films

Country: Sweden

Language: Swedish

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based on folk song

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