In the midst of a civil war, former violinists Jan and Eva Rosenberg, who have a tempestuous marriage, run a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best efforts to escape their homeland, the war impinges on every aspect of their lives.
Liv Ullmann
as Eva Rosenberg
Max von Sydow
as Jan Rosenberg
Sigge Fürst
as Filip
Gunnar Björnstrand
as Mr. Jacobi
Birgitta Valberg
as Mrs. Jacobi
Hans Alfredson
as Lobelius
Ingvar Kjellson
as Oswald
Frank Sundström
as Interrogator
Vilgot Sjöman
as TV Interviewer
Bengt Eklund
as Guard on Jacobi's Expedition
Gösta Prüzelius
as Pastor in the Interrogation Room
Willy Peters
as Senior Officer