The Touch
Beröringen
Synopsis
A Swedish housewife begins an adulterous affair with an American archaeologist, unaware of his emotional scars as a Holocaust survivor; consequently, their relationship will be painfully difficult.
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Ingmar Bergman's The Touch I BFI TrailerOfficial
Type: Trailer • Published 2018-02-20
Top Cast
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Elliott Gould
David Kovac
Bibi Andersson
Karin Vergerus
Max von Sydow
Andreas Vergerus
Sheila Reid
Sara Kovac
Margaretha Byström
Secretary to Andreas Vergerus
Elsa Ebbesen-Thornblad
Hospital Matron
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
Karin's Mother
Åke Lindström
Dr. Holm
Aino Taube
Mimmo Wåhlander
Nurse
Dennis Gotobed
Karin Gry
Staffan Hallerstam
Maria Nolgård
Erik Nyhlén
Bengt Ottekil
Alan Simon
Per Sjöstrand
Release History & Theatrical Window
July 14, 1971
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$6.9M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$6.5M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
0.95x
-$370K deficit
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Ingmar Bergman
- Screenplay & Story
- Ingmar Bergman
- Original Score
- Peter Covent, Carl Michael Bellman, Jan Johansson
- Original Title
- Beröringen
- Country of Origin
- Sweden, United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- Swedish, English
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Production Budget
- $6.9M
- Worldwide Gross
- $6.5M
- Production Studios
- ABC Pictures, Cinematograph AB
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman
Peter Covent, Carl Michael Bellman, Jan Johansson
Sven Nykvist
Siv Lundgren
Lars-Owe Carlberg, Ingmar Bergman
Department Leadership Roster
Ingmar Bergman
Director
Siv Lundgren
Editor
Sven Nykvist
Director of Photography
Ingmar Bergman
Writer
Ethel Sjöholm
Costume Design
Ann-Christin Lobråten
Production Design
P.A. Lundgren
Production Design
Lars-Owe Carlberg
Producer
Ingmar Bergman
Producer
Mago
Costume Design
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The Complete Criterion Collection. The Criterion Collection is a video distribution company that sells 'important classic and contemporary films' in editions that offer the highest technical quality. This list contains only the featured films released on DVD, BluRay and 4K Criterion releases — no supplements are included. Organized by spine number with the newest releases first. CC标准收藏完整收录版： 收录标准收藏（Criterion Collection）发行的重要经典及当代电影。仅包含正片（涵盖 DVD、蓝光及 4K 版本），已排除花絮补充内容。按 CC 发行编号倒序排列（最新发行在前）。 *注：榜单源数据中包含部分剧集/迷你剧，由于本片单只收录纯电影，故不再收录以下非电影条目：* • [#214] Mangrove (2020) • [#215] Lovers Rock (2020) • [#216] Red, White and Blue (2020) • [#217] Alex Wheatle (2020) • [#486] Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day (1972) • [#647] Dekalog (1989) • [#944] World on a Wire (1973) • [#1187] Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) • [#1338] Fanny and Alexander (1984) • [#1341] Tanner '88 (1988) • [#1371] Scenes from a Marriage (1973) *注：以下影片因 TMDB 尚未收录，暂不在此片单中展示：* • [#531] First (2012) • [#1699] Ulysse (1983) *(Updated via Automated ETL Pipeline: 2026-10-11 07:39:08 UTC+8)*
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Touch
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is The Touch about?
A Swedish housewife begins an adulterous affair with an American archaeologist, unaware of his emotional scars as a Holocaust survivor; consequently, their relationship will be painfully difficult.
Who directed The Touch?
The Touch was directed by Ingmar Bergman.
Who stars in The Touch?
The principal cast of The Touch includes Elliott Gould, Bibi Andersson, Max von Sydow, Sheila Reid, Margaretha Byström.
When was The Touch released and how long is it?
The Touch was released in 1971 with a total runtime of 1h 55m.
What was the box office and production budget of The Touch?
The Touch had a reported production budget of $6.9M and grossed $6.5M at the worldwide box office (0.95 return on budget, classified as a underperformed).
Who composed the musical score for The Touch?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Touch was composed by Peter Covent, Carl Michael Bellman, Jan Johansson.