Torment (1944)
Jan-Erik Widgren meets the lonely Bertha Olsson, a woman struggling with alcoholism. Though Bertha is already linked to Caligula, Jan-Erik's heartless teacher, she begins a relationship with the boy anyway. When Caligula learns that Jan-Erik is having an affair with Bertha, he begins to torture his student psychologically. He reserves his cruelest behavior for Bertha, however, which results in a tragic turn of events.
- Released
- 1944-10-02
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Alf Sjöberg
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 from 89 votes
Cast
- Stig Järrel as Caligula
- Alf Kjellin as Jan-Erik Widgren
- Mai Zetterling as Bertha Olsson
- Olof Winnerstrand as Headmaster
- Gösta Cederlund as Pippi
- Hugo Björne as Dr. Nilsson
- Olav Riégo as Mr. Widgren
- Märta Arbin as Mrs. Widgren
- Jan Molander as Pettersson
- Gunnar Björnstrand as Teacher
- Birger Malmsten as Kreutz, student
- Stig Olin as Sandman, student