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The Woman He's About to Touch is a Dream. The Murder He's About to Commit is Not.
1980 • NR • 1h 44m
7.3/10
(105 users) 
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Overview
Peter and Katarina are at a marital crossroads, but, when he brutally kills a burlesque dancer, thei Peter and Katarina are at a marital crossroads, but, when he brutally kills a burlesque dancer, their domestic squabbles are rendered trivial by comparison. In the wake of the crime, the film backtracks, painting a portrait of the fraught union between Peter and Katarina. When does a marriage go bad? What causes a member of the German bourgeoisie to murder an innocent woman?
7.3/10
(105 users) Cast / Crew 
Robert Atzorn Peter Egerman 
Christine Buchegger Katarina Egerman 
Martin Benrath Mogensjensen 
Rita Russek Katharina Krafft 
Lola Müthel Cordelia Egerman 
Walter Schmidinger Tim Mandelbaum 
Heinz Bennent Arthur Brenner 
Karl Heinz Pelser Untersuchungsrichter 
Gaby Dohm Frau Anders 
Toni Berger Portier Erwin Faber Heino Hallhuber 
Ingmar Bergman Director Ingmar Bergman Writer Rolf A. Wilhelm Original Music Composer Herbert Strabel Art Direction 
Sven Nykvist Director of Photography Paulette Hufnagel Production Manager Johannes Kaetzler Assistant Director Irmgard Kempinski Production Manager Mathilde Basedow Makeup Artist Petra von Oelffen Editor Heinz A. Schulze Costume Design Michael Juncker Unit Manager Trudy von Trotha Assistant Director Charlotte Flemming Costume Design Franz Achter Unit Manager
Robert Atzorn Peter Egerman Christine Buchegger Katarina Egerman Martin Benrath Mogensjensen Rita Russek Katharina Krafft Lola Müthel Cordelia Egerman Walter Schmidinger Tim Mandelbaum Heinz Bennent Arthur Brenner Karl Heinz Pelser Untersuchungsrichter Gaby Dohm Frau Anders Toni Berger Portier Erwin Faber Heino Hallhuber Ingmar Bergman Director Ingmar Bergman Writer Rolf A. Wilhelm Original Music Composer Herbert Strabel Art Direction Sven Nykvist Director of Photography Paulette Hufnagel Production Manager Johannes Kaetzler Assistant Director Irmgard Kempinski Production Manager Mathilde Basedow Makeup Artist Petra von Oelffen Editor Heinz A. Schulze Costume Design Michael Juncker Unit Manager Trudy von Trotha Assistant Director Charlotte Flemming Costume Design Franz Achter Unit Manager 
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