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Hour of the Wolf
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #879
- IMDb #1170
- Rotten Tomatoes #680
- Letterboxd #569
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #828
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1045
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 67, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 92. Critics average 92, everyone else 76.
See the most agreed on films →An artist and his wife retreat to a remote island for solitude. He becomes increasingly tormented by insomnia and visions, speaking of mysterious "day-friends" and terrifying demons that visit him during the "hour of the wolf"—the time between night and dawn. His wife watches in horror as his grip on reality slips, unsure if the horrors are real or manifestations of his madness.
Details
- Director
- Ingmar Bergman
- Writer
- Ingmar Bergman
- Studio
- SF Studios, Cinematograph AB
- Released
- 19 February 1968
- Country
- Sweden
- Language
- Swedish, German
- Runtime
- 88 min
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Cast
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Awards
2 wins total
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