The Visit (1964)
Directed by Bernhard Wicki

Drama

Film Synopsis

On her return to her home village, an old woman who has become incredibly wealthy sets out to avenge herself against a childhood friend who dishonoured her.  Carla Zachanassian was made pregnant by Serge Miller when she was a teenager. After Serge refused to marry her, Carla was driven out of town.  Now a multi-millionaire, and a celebrity to boot, Carla has only one thought: to kill Serge Miller...
© James Travers
The above content is owned by frenchfilms.org and must not be copied.


Film Credits

  • Director: Bernhard Wicki
  • Script: Ben Barzman, Friedrich Dürrenmatt (play), Maurice Valency
  • Cinematographer: Armando Nannuzzi
  • Music: Richard Arnell, Hans-Martin Majewski
  • Cast: Ingrid Bergman (Karla Zachanassian), Anthony Quinn (Serge Miller), Irina Demick (Anya), Paolo Stoppa (Doctor), Hans Christian Blech (Captain Dobrik), Romolo Valli (Town Painter), Valentina Cortese (Mathilda Miller), Claude Dauphin (Bardick), Eduardo Ciannelli (Innkeeper), Marco Guglielmi (Chesco), Jacques Dufilho (Fisch), Giorgio Sciommer (Hair Stylist), Fausto Tozzi (Darvis), Gustavo De Nardo (Station Master), Lelio Luttazzi (1st Idler), Dante Maggio (Cadek), Tiberio Mitri (Ahtlet), Richard Münch (Teacher), Renzo Palmer (Conductor), Marcella Rovena (Mayor's Wife)
  • Country: USA / West Germany / France / Italy
  • Language: English / French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 100 min

The very best of German cinema
sb-img-25
German cinema was at its most inspired in the 1920s, strongly influenced by the expressionist movement, but it enjoyed a renaissance in the 1970s.
The best French Films of the 1920s
sb-img-3
In the 1920s French cinema was at its most varied and stylish - witness the achievements of Abel Gance, Marcel L'Herbier, Jean Epstein and Jacques Feyder.
The best of Japanese cinema
sb-img-21
The cinema of Japan is noteworthy for its purity, subtlety and visual impact. The films of Ozu, Mizoguchi and Kurosawa are sublime masterpieces of film poetry.
The very best fantasy films in French cinema
sb-img-30
Whilst the horror genre is under-represented in French cinema, there are still a fair number of weird and wonderful forays into the realms of fantasy.
The best films of Ingmar Bergman
sb-img-16
The meaning of life, the trauma of existence and the nature of faith - welcome to the stark and enlightening world of the world's greatest filmmaker.
 

Other things to look at


Copyright © frenchfilms.org 1998-2024
All rights reserved



All content on this page is protected by copyright