Waiting Women (1961)

  • NR
  • 07/11/1961 (US)
  • Drama, Comedy
  • 1h 47m

The love affairs of three women - marital... premarital... and one marvelous surprise!

Overview

Rakel, Marta, Karin and Annette are married to four brothers. While waiting in a summer cottage for their husbands to come home, they tell each other stories about their marriages. Rakel tells about the time she had an affair and confronted her husband with it. Marta's story is about how she at first refused to marry and had her child by herself. Karin tells about what happened when one time she and her husband got stuck in an elevator together. While the women tell their stories, Marta's younger sister Maj is planning to elope.

Ingmar Bergman

Director, Writer

Gun Grut Bergman

Story

Cast

Anita Björk's headshot

Anita Björk

Rakel
Eva Dahlbeck's headshot

Eva Dahlbeck

Karin
Maj-Britt Nilsson's headshot

Maj-Britt Nilsson

Marta Berg
Birger Malmsten's headshot

Birger Malmsten

Martin Lobelius, artist
Gunnar Björnstrand's headshot

Gunnar Björnstrand

Fredrik Lobelius
Karl-Arne Holmsten's headshot

Karl-Arne Holmsten

Eugen Lobelius
Aino Taube's headshot

Aino Taube

Annette
Håkan Westergren's headshot

Håkan Westergren

Paul Lobelius

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