Bergman plays Karla Zachanassian, who as a young girl was beaten by her schoolmaster. Her father was a hopeless alcoholic and her mother the subject of town gossip. At the age of seventeen, she falls in love with Serge Miller (Anthony Quinn), the local shopkeeper, and eventually becomes pregnant. He denies being the father when she files a paternity suit. Later she loses the child and is forced to leave town. She moves to Trieste, and because of her disgrace is forced to survive through prostitution.
Two decades later she returns, extremely wealthy and with a desire for vengeance. She now offers a deal to the city elders: Karla will alleviate the city's financial difficulties--in exchange for Miller's life...
DVD9 | PAL 16:9 | 01:36:16 | 6.10 Gb + 3% rec
Language: English, Deutsch
Subtitles: English, Deutsch
Genre: Drama
Director: Bernhard Wicki
Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Quinn, Irina Demick, Paolo Stoppa, Romolo Valli, Valentina Cortese
Country: USA, West Germany, France, Italy