A Ship Bound for India (1947)

6.4Not Rated98 minDirector: Ingmar Bergman

1947 film by Ingmar Bergman

A Ship Bound for India (Swedish: Skepp till Indialand) is a 1947 Swedish film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, based on the play by Martin Söderhjelm. It was originally released as A Ship to India in the United Kingdom and Frustration in the United States. The film is about the relationships within a family, a subject with which Bergman often dealt in later films, and uses other common devices of Bergman, such as the hard father figure. Birger Malmsten, who plays the lead character Johannes, went on to feature in several later Bergman films.

The film was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or, which was known at the time as the Grand Prix.

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What is A Ship Bound for India about?
A Ship Bound for India (1947) — 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 Jo
Is A Ship Bound for India based on a true story?
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