Torment (1944 film)

Torment (Hets)
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlf Sjöberg
Written byIngmar Bergman
Produced byVictor Sjöström
StarringStig Järrel
Alf Kjellin
Mai Zetterling
Gösta Cederlund
Olof Winnerstrand
Hugo Björne
Stig Olin
CinematographyMartin Bodin
Edited byOscar Rosander
Music byHilding Rosenberg
Production
company
Distributed bySvensk Filmindustri
Release date
  • 2 October 1944 (1944-10-02)
Running time
101 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Torment (Swedish: Hets) is a 1944 Swedish film, directed by Alf Sjöberg from a screenplay by Ingmar Bergman. The film, a tale of sex, passion and murder, was originally released as Frenzy in the United Kingdom,[1] although later releases have used the US title. The film won the Grand Prix at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

  1. ^ Factbox: Films of Ingmar Bergman Reuters (30 July 2007)
  2. ^ International du Film de Cannes : Service Administration - Award Archives. "Hets - Grand Prix, 1946 au Festival International du Film (Cannes) Fiche Film - La Cinémathèque française". cinema.encyclopedie.films.bifi.fr. Document is found under Palmarès (prize list)