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The Rite ()

Riten (original title)
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A theatre troupe is called to court because of obscene performance material and an interrogation ensues, which causes them to expose their neuroses and inner psychological torments.
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Thea Winkelmann
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Sebastian Fisher
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Hans Winkelmann
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Judge Dr. Abrahamson
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Directed by

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Ingmar Bergman

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Ingmar Bergman ... ()

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Lars-Owe Carlberg ... producer

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Sven Nykvist

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Siv Lundgren ... (as Siv Kanälv)

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Mago

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Mago

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Cecilia Drott ... assistant makeup artist
Börje Lundh ... makeup artist

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Lennart Blomkvist ... unit manager
Lars-Owe Carlberg ... production manager

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Anders Lönnbro ... assistant director (as Christer Dahl)

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Karl-Arne Bergman ... property master

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Lennart Engholm ... sound
Berndt Frithiof ... sound
Olle Jacobsson ... sound mixer (as Olle Jakobsson)
Nils Skeppstedt ... sound effects

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Rolf Holmquist ... assistant camera

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Birgitta Särnö ... script girl
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A judge in an unnamed country interviews three actors, together and singly, provoking them while investigating a pornographic performance for which they may face a fine. Their relationships are complicated: Sebastian, volatile, a heavy drinker, in debt, guilty of killing his former partner, is having an affair with that man's wife. She is Thea, high strung, prone to fits, and seemingly fragile, currently married to Sebastian's new partner, Hans. Hans is the troupe leader, wealthy, self-contained, growing tired. The judge plays on the trio's insecurities, but when they finally, in a private session with him, perform the masque called The Rite, they may have their revenge Written by

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Also Known As
  • The Rite (United States)
  • The Rite (World-wide, English title)
  • The Rite (Canada, English title)
  • The Rite (United Kingdom)
  • Le rite (France)
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Trivia The knife used during the performance is the same from Ingmar Bergman's The Virgin Spring (1960) See more »
Quotes Hans Winkelmann: Isn't it better to have insecurity with small artificial islands of security? It agrees better with the real state of affairs than the other way round.
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