Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Torment (also known as Frenzy) was based on Ingmar Bergman&s first screenplay & was directed by another great Swedish director Alf Sjoberg The film charts the relationship between sensitive school boy Jan-Erik (Alf Kjellin) his sadistic overbearing school master nicknamed Caligula (Stig Jarrel) & his older girlfriend Bertha (Mai Zetterling) Jan-Erik discovers that he is not the only man Bertha is seeing is being stalked & harassed by a mysterious older man A visit to Bertha prompts a confrontation with his school master which leads to the boy making strong indictments against the master & the master becoming increasingly vindictive Set at the height of World War 2 the character of Caligula was based hevaily upon Heinrich Himmler & portrays him as a character of weakness using cruelty to cover his shortcomings The harsh pessimism & darkly surreal visuals offer a glimpse into the brilliance that Bergman would show in his later works Actors Stig Jarrel Alf Kjellin Mai Zetterling Olof Winnerstrand & Stig Olin Director Alf Sjoberg Certificate 15 years & over Year 1944 Screen Fullscreen 43 Languages Swedish
- Dolby Digital (10) Mono Subtitles English Duration 1 hour & 41 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players