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Ansiktet (1958) More at IMDbPro »

• The original Swedish title is "Ansiktet" which means "face". It was released theatrically in the United Kingdom as "The Face".
  
  
• Distantly inspired by G.K. Chesterton's play "Magic" which was a favorite of Ingmar Bergman's. He staged a theater production of that play in Swedish.
  
  
• The character name Vergerus is one that recurs throughout Bergman's work and is generally associated with lack of emotion and heartlessness.
  
  
• The character of Vergerus was based on critic Harry Schein who disliked Bergman's work.
  
  
• The character of Vogler was based on Bergman himself.
  
  
• Max von Sydow's character Vogler doesn't utter his first word until one hour and three minutes into the film.
  
  

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