To Joy

Original title: Till glädje

Duration: 99 min

Release date: 1950-02-20

IMDB

A young orchestra violinist’s fear of mediocrity and drive for artistic success strain his marriage to a fellow musician. Told largely in flashback and shaped by Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the film examines ambition, love, and loss in early Ingmar Bergman.

Romance Drama Music

Till glädje

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Maj-Britt Nilsson

Maj-Britt Nilsson

as Marta Olsson

as Stig Eriksson

Birger Malmsten

Birger Malmsten

Margit Carlqvist

Margit Carlqvist

Victor Sjöström

Victor Sjöström

as Stina (uncredited)

Erland Josephson

Erland Josephson

as Bertil (uncredited)

as Concert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited)

Georg Skarstedt

Georg Skarstedt

as Anker, Flute Player (uncredited)

as Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

as Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

as Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

as Guest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited)

as Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

as Mother at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

as The Officiant (uncredited)

Maud Hyttenberg

Maud Hyttenberg

as Toy Shop Assistant (uncredited)

Berit Holmström

Berit Holmström

as Lisa (uncredited)

Eva Fritz-Nilsson

Eva Fritz-Nilsson

as Lisa - Age 3 (uncredited)

as Lasse, Marta's and Stig's Boy (uncredited)

Staffan Axelsson

Staffan Axelsson

as Lasse - Age 3 (uncredited)

Marianne Schüler

Marianne Schüler

as Guest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited)

as Guest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited)

as Persson (uncredited)

as Member of the Orchestra (uncredited)

as Mother at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

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Production Manager

Director of Photography

Eskil Eckert-Lundin

Eskil Eckert-Lundin

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