The Visit (1964) Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Quinn

Plot Synopsis by Hal Erickson

Friedrich Durrenmatt's misanthropic theatrical piece The Visit has never been totally successful in any production, not even in the original Broadway presentation starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. The film version keeps this failure record consistent. Ingrid Bergman plays a fabulously wealthy woman who returns to her impoverished home town. Years earlier, she had been driven from town in disgrace after sleeping with solid citizen Anthony Quinn. She now offers a deal to the city elders: Bergman will alleviate the city's financial difficulties--in exchange for Quinn's life. The original play ended with the lynching of the seducer; the film ends with Bergman halting the execution, proclaiming that by allowing Quinn to live, the townsfolk will be forced to feel the pangs of guilt over what they might have done for the rest of their lives.





Director:
Bernhard Wicki


Ingrid Bergman ... Karla Zachanassian

Anthony Quinn ... Serge Miller
Irina Demick ... Anya
Paolo Stoppa ... Doctor
Hans Christian Blech ... Captain Dobrik


[Movie]
Valid : Yes [AVI]
Duration : 01:40:14
Movie complete : Yes

[Video]
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BitRate : 1519 Kbps
Quality Factor : 0,21 b/px

[Audio]
Codec : MPEG 1 or 2 Audio Layer 3 (MP3)
Number of channels : 2
Sample Rate : 48000 Hz
BitRate : 128 Kbps