Timeline

Ingmar Bergman’s extensive output includes around 60 films for cinema and TV, 172 theatre productions, approximately 300 writings and nine children. The following timeline provides a handy diagram of his life’s work.

Film
Theatre
Writings
Misc.

2007

2007
2006

2006
2005

2005
2004

2004
- Rosmersholm
  
  Theatre, 2004
- Three Diaries
  
  Skrifter, 2004
2003

2003
- Saraband
  
  Television, 2003
- The Pelican / Island of the Dead
  
  Theatre, 2003
2002

2002
- Ghosts
  
  Theatre, 2002
- Rosmersholm: Bergman's adaptation
  
  Skrifter, 2002
2001

2001
- John Gabriel Borkman
  
  Theatre, 2001
- Saraband
  
  Skrifter, 2001
- Ghosts: Bergman's adaptation
  
  Skrifter, 2001
- [Notes to John Gabriel Borkman 2001]
  
  Skrifter, 2001
2000

2000
- Faithless
  
  Feature Film, 2000
- Mary Stuart
  
  Theatre, 2000
- The Ghost Sonata
  
  Theatre, 2000
- [Notebook No 55]
  
  Skrifter, 2000
1999

1999
- Storm Weather
  
  Theatre, 1999
1998

1998
- The Image Makers
  
  Theatre, 1998
1997

1997
- In the Presence of a Clown
  
  Television, 1997
- Harald & Harald
  
  Television, 1997
- Faithless
  
  Skrifter, 1997
- Faithless
  
  Skrifter, 1997
- [Arbetsbok nr 45]
  
  Skrifter, 1997
1996

1996
- Private Confessions
  
  Television, 1996
- The Bacchae
  
  Theatre, 1996
- Harald & Harald
  
  Theatre, 1996
1995

1995
- The Misanthrope
  
  Theatre, 1995
- Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy
  
  Theatre, 1995
1994

1994
- Goldberg Variations
  
  Theatre, 1994
- The Winter's Tale
  
  Theatre, 1994
- The Fifth Act
  
  Skrifter, 1994
- When do you quit, Ingmar?
  
  Skrifter, 1994
- Private Confessions
  
  Skrifter, 1994
1993

1993
- The Time and the Room
  
  Theatre, 1993
- The Last Cry
  
  Theatre, 1993
- In the Presence of a Clown
  
  Skrifter, 1993
1992

1992
- Sunday's Children
  
  Feature Film, 1992
- The Best Intentions
  
  Television, 1992
- Madame de Sade
  
  Theatre, 1992
1991

1991
- The Bacchae
  
  Theatre, 1991
- Peer Gynt
  
  Theatre, 1991
1990

1990
- A Matter of the Soul
  
  Theatre, 1990
- Images: My Life in Film
  
  Skrifter, 1990
- The Best Intentions
  
  Skrifter, 1990
- Sunday's Children
  
  Skrifter, 1990
1989

1989
- A Doll's House
  
  Theatre, 1989
1988

1988
- Long Day's Journey into Night
  
  Theatre, 1988
1987

1987
- Gotska Sandön
  
  Short film, 1987
- The Magic Lantern
  
  Skrifter, 1987
1986

1986
- Document Fanny and Alexander
  
  Feature Film, 1986
- Karin's Face
  
  Short film, 1986
- The Blessed Ones
  
  Television, 1986
- A Dream Play
  
  Theatre, 1986
- Hamlet
  
  Theatre, 1986
1985

1985
- Miss Julie
  
  Theatre, 1985
- John Gabriel Borkman
  
  Theatre, 1985
1984

1984
- After the Rehearsal
  
  Television, 1984
- From the Life of the Rain Worms (Aus dem Leben der Regenwürmer)
  
  Theatre, 1984
- A Hearsay
  
  Theatre, 1984
- King Lear
  
  Theatre, 1984
1983

1983
- School for Wives
  
  Television, 1983
- Dom Juan
  
  Theatre, 1983
1982

1982
- Fanny and Alexander
  
  Television, 1982
1981

1981
- Sally and Freedom
  
  Feature Film, 1981
- Nora/Julie/Scenes from a Marriage
  
  Theatre, 1981
1980

1980
- From the Life of the Marionettes
  
  Feature Film, 1980
- Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy (Prinzessin von Burgund)
  
  Theatre, 1980
- After the Rehearsal
  
  Skrifter, 1980
- A spiritual matter
  
  Skrifter, 1980
1979

1979
- My Beloved
  
  Feature Film, 1979
- Fårö Document 1979
  
  Television, 1979
- Hedda Gabler
  
  Theatre, 1979
- Tartuffe
  
  Theatre, 1979
- Fanny and Alexander
  
  Skrifter, 1979
- I Like It Almost Every Day
  
  Skrifter, 1979
- From the Life of the Marionettes
  
  Skrifter, 1979
1978

1978
- Autumn Sonata
  
  Feature Film, 1978
- Three Sisters (Drei Schwestern)
  
  Theatre, 1978
- [Notebook No. 35]
  
  Skrifter, 1978
- Love with No Lovers
  
  Skrifter, 1978
1977

1977
- Paradise Square
  
  Feature Film, 1977
- The Serpent's Egg
  
  Feature Film, 1977
- A Dream Play (Ein Traumspiel)
  
  Theatre, 1977
1976

1976
- Face to Face
  
  Television, 1976
- The Dance of the Damned Women
  
  Television, 1976
- Now I will leave Sweden
  
  Skrifter, 1976
- Jeder Mensch hat Traume, Wünsche, Bedürfnisse
  
  Skrifter, 1976
- Autumn Sonata
  
  Skrifter, 1976
- The Serpent's Egg
  
  Skrifter, 1976
- [Workbook no 31]
  
  Skrifter, 1976
- [Arbetsbok nr 31]
  
  Skrifter, 1976
1975

1975
- The Magic Flute
  
  Television, 1975
- Twelfth Night
  
  Theatre, 1975
- The Petrified Prince
  
  Skrifter, 1975
1974

1974
- To Damascus
  
  Theatre, 1974
- [Workbook no 29]
  
  Skrifter, 1974
- Face to Face
  
  Skrifter, 1974
1973

1973
- Cries and Whispers
  
  Feature Film, 1973
- Scenes from a Marriage
  
  Television, 1973
- The Misanthrope
  
  Theatre, 1973
- The Ghost Sonata
  
  Theatre, 1973
- Commentary to Ö series
  
  Skrifter, 1973
- I would like to kill you
  
  Skrifter, 1973
- It was just fun!
  
  Skrifter, 1973
1972

1972
- The Wild Duck
  
  Theatre, 1972
- Scenes from a Marriage
  
  Skrifter, 1972
1971

1971
- The Touch
  
  Feature Film, 1971
- Show
  
  Theatre, 1971
- [Workbook no 27]
  
  Skrifter, 1971
- Cries and Whispers
  
  Skrifter, 1971
1970

1970
- The Lie
  
  Television, 1970
- A Dream Play
  
  Theatre, 1970
- Hedda Gabler
  
  Theatre, 1970
- [Workbook no 26]
  
  Skrifter, 1970
1969

1969
- A Passion
  
  Feature Film, 1969
- The Ritual
  
  Television, 1969
- Fårö Document
  
  Television, 1969
- Woyzeck
  
  Theatre, 1969
- Horrified and sick, I witness the TV witch-hunt
  
  Skrifter, 1969
- Svenstedt and The Hall
  
  Skrifter, 1969
1968

1968
- Hour of the Wolf
  
  Feature Film, 1968
- Shame
  
  Feature Film, 1968
1967

1967
- Stimulantia (Episode "Daniel")
  
  Short film, 1967
- Six Characters in Search of an Author
  
  Theatre, 1967
- False Play
  
  Skrifter, 1967
- The Ritual
  
  Skrifter, 1967
1966

1966
- Persona
  
  Feature Film, 1966
- The School for Wives/Critique of the School for Wives
  
  Theatre, 1966
- The Investigation
  
  Theatre, 1966
1965

1965
- Don Juan
  
  Theatre, 1965
- Tiny Alice
  
  Theatre, 1965
- The Snakeskin
  
  Skrifter, 1965
- Downhill with Ingmar Bergman
  
  Skrifter, 1965
- Persona
  
  Skrifter, 1965
1964

1964
- All These Women
  
  Feature Film, 1964
- Hedda Gabler
  
  Theatre, 1964
- Three Knives from Wei
  
  Theatre, 1964
- [Workbook no 22]
  
  Skrifter, 1964
- Hour of the Wolf
  
  Skrifter, 1964
1963

1963
- Winter Light
  
  Feature Film, 1963
- The Silence
  
  Feature Film, 1963
- A Dream Play
  
  Television, 1963
- Wood Painting
  
  Television, 1963
- The Legend
  
  Theatre, 1963
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
  
  Theatre, 1963
- I doubt the film school
  
  Skrifter, 1963
1962

1962
1961

1961
- Through a Glass Darkly
  
  Feature Film, 1961
- Pleasure Garden
  
  Feature Film, 1961
- Playing with Fire
  
  Theatre, 1961
- The Seagull
  
  Theatre, 1961
- The Rake's Progress
  
  Theatre, 1961
- [On] Through a Glass Darkly
  
  Skrifter, 1961
- Winter Light
  
  Skrifter, 1961
1960

1960
- The Devil's Eye
  
  Feature Film, 1960
- The Virgin Spring
  
  Feature Film, 1960
- Storm
  
  Television, 1960
- The First Warning
  
  Theatre, 1960
- Text on Victor Sjöström, taken from Bergman's journal
  
  Skrifter, 1960
- Blessgiving
  
  Skrifter, 1960
- The Face of Bergman
  
  Skrifter, 1960
- Dear frightening audience!
  
  Skrifter, 1960
- A Page from My Diary
  
  Skrifter, 1960
- [Workbook no 18]
  
  Skrifter, 1960
- Through a Glass Darkly
  
  Skrifter, 1960
1959

1959
- Each Film is My Last
  
  Skrifter, 1959
- Dear Allers Family-Journal!
  
  Skrifter, 1959
- [Editorial 1959]
  
  Skrifter, 1959
- The Devil's Eye
  
  Skrifter, 1959
1958

1958
- Brink of Life
  
  Feature Film, 1958
- The Magician
  
  Feature Film, 1958
- The Venetian
  
  Television, 1958
- Rabies
  
  Television, 1958
- He Who Has Nothing
  
  Theatre, 1958
- The Legend
  
  Theatre, 1958
- Ur-Faust
  
  Theatre, 1958
- The People of Värmland
  
  Theatre, 1958
- Dialogue
  
  Skrifter, 1958
1957

1957
- The Seventh Seal
  
  Feature Film, 1957
- Wild Strawberries
  
  Feature Film, 1957
- The Minister of Uddarbo
  
  Feature Film, 1957
- Night Light
  
  Feature Film, 1957
- Mr Sleeman Is Coming
  
  Television, 1957
- Cheaters
  
  Theatre, 1957
- The Prisoner
  
  Theatre, 1957
- The Misanthrope
  
  Theatre, 1957
- Peer Gynt
  
  Theatre, 1957
- Ingmar's self-portrait
  
  Skrifter, 1957
- Aphoristic by Ingmar Bergman
  
  Skrifter, 1957
- Wild Strawberries
  
  Skrifter, 1957
1956

1956
- Last Couple Out
  
  Feature Film, 1956
- The Poor Bride
  
  Theatre, 1956
- Everyman
  
  Theatre, 1956
- Erik XIV
  
  Theatre, 1956
- Grandmother and Our Lord
  
  Theatre, 1956
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
  
  Theatre, 1956
- Portrait of a Madonna
  
  Theatre, 1956
- The Tunnel
  
  Theatre, 1956
- La voix humaine
  
  Theatre, 1956
- Six questions for Ingmar Bergman
  
  Skrifter, 1956
- [On The Seventh Seal]
  
  Skrifter, 1956
- The Seventh Seal
  
  Skrifter, 1956
1955

1955
- Dreams
  
  Feature Film, 1955
- Smiles of a Summer Night
  
  Feature Film, 1955
- The Ball
  
  Theatre, 1955
- Dom Juan
  
  Theatre, 1955
- Leah and Rachel
  
  Theatre, 1955
- The Monk Walks in the Meadow
  
  Theatre, 1955
- Teahouse of the August Moon
  
  Theatre, 1955
- Wood Painting
  
  Theatre, 1955
- Dear Eva and Harriet
  
  Skrifter, 1955
- Smiles of a Summer Night
  
  Skrifter, 1955
1954

1954
- A Lesson in Love
  
  Feature Film, 1954
- The Apple-Tree Table
  
  Theatre, 1954
- The Merry Widow
  
  Theatre, 1954
- Twilight Games
  
  Theatre, 1954
- The Ghost Sonata
  
  Theatre, 1954
- Wood Painting
  
  Theatre, 1954
- The making of film
  
  Skrifter, 1954
- [On The Ghost Sonata]
  
  Skrifter, 1954
- Wood Painting
  
  Skrifter, 1954
1953

1953
- Summer with Monika
  
  Feature Film, 1953
- Sawdust and Tinsel
  
  Feature Film, 1953
- A Caprice
  
  Theatre, 1953
- The Dutchman
  
  Theatre, 1953
- Unto My Fear
  
  Theatre, 1953
- Six Characters in Search of an Author
  
  Theatre, 1953
- The Castle
  
  Theatre, 1953
- The Tale of the Eiffel Tower
  
  Skrifter, 1953
- Ingmar Bergman interviews himself before the opening of Summer with Monika
  
  Skrifter, 1953
- We are like the circus!
  
  Skrifter, 1953
- Pages from a Non-Existent Diary
  
  Skrifter, 1953
1952

1952
- Waiting Women
  
  Feature Film, 1952
- Blood Wedding
  
  Theatre, 1952
- There Are Crimes and Crimes
  
  Theatre, 1952
- The Day Ends Early
  
  Theatre, 1952
- The Rose Tattoo
  
  Theatre, 1952
- The Restless Heart
  
  Theatre, 1952
- The Crown Bride
  
  Theatre, 1952
- Murder at Barjärna
  
  Theatre, 1952
- The Night's Burden of Guilt
  
  Theatre, 1952
- Easter
  
  Theatre, 1952
1951

1951
- Summer Interlude
  
  Feature Film, 1951
- Divorced
  
  Feature Film, 1951
- Bris Soap Commercials
  
  Short film, 1951
- Light in the Shack
  
  Theatre, 1951
- A Shadow / Medea
  
  Theatre, 1951
- The Country Girl
  
  Theatre, 1951
- Summer
  
  Theatre, 1951
- The City
  
  Theatre, 1951
- The People of Värmland
  
  Theatre, 1951
- Play with pearls
  
  Skrifter, 1951
- So you want to be in the movies?
  
  Skrifter, 1951
- Notes on The City
  
  Skrifter, 1951
1950

1950
- High Tension
  
  Feature Film, 1950
- While the City Sleeps
  
  Feature Film, 1950
- To Joy
  
  Feature Film, 1950
- Divine Words
  
  Theatre, 1950
- The Three-Penny Opera
  
  Theatre, 1950
- [About The Three-Penny Opera]
  
  Skrifter, 1950
- The Fish
  
  Skrifter, 1950
- [The Hotel]
  
  Skrifter, 1950
1949

1949
- Prison
  
  Feature Film, 1949
- Thirst
  
  Feature Film, 1949
- The Restless Heart
  
  Theatre, 1949
- A Streetcar Named Desire
  
  Theatre, 1949
- The film about Birgitta-Carolina
  
  Skrifter, 1949
- Upon request
  
  Skrifter, 1949
1948

1948
- Music in Darkness
  
  Feature Film, 1948
- Harbour City
  
  Feature Film, 1948
- Eve
  
  Feature Film, 1948
- Dancing on the Pier
  
  Theatre, 1948
- Come Up Empty
  
  Theatre, 1948
- Lodolezzi Sings
  
  Theatre, 1948
- Macbeth
  
  Theatre, 1948
- Mother Love
  
  Theatre, 1948
- Thieves' Carnival
  
  Theatre, 1948
- Letter from Ingmar Bergman
  
  Skrifter, 1948
- Cinematograph
  
  Skrifter, 1948
- The event itself
  
  Skrifter, 1948
- The Little Trumpeter and Our Lord
  
  Skrifter, 1948
- True Story: Novellette for the cinema
  
  Skrifter, 1948
1947

1947
- Woman Without a Face
  
  Feature Film, 1947
- A Ship to India
  
  Feature Film, 1947
- The Day Ends Early
  
  Theatre, 1947
- The Dutchman
  
  Theatre, 1947
- Playing with Fire
  
  Theatre, 1947
- Magic
  
  Theatre, 1947
- Unto My Fear
  
  Theatre, 1947
- The Waves
  
  Theatre, 1947
- The best novellette
  
  Skrifter, 1947
- The magic country fair
  
  Skrifter, 1947
- In grandmother's house
  
  Skrifter, 1947
- Ruth
  
  Skrifter, 1947
- Three centipede feet
  
  Skrifter, 1947
- The Drama of Paul
  
  Skrifter, 1947
1946

1946
- Crisis
  
  Feature Film, 1946
- It Rains on Our Love
  
  Feature Film, 1946
- Caligula
  
  Theatre, 1946
- Rachel and the Cinema Doorman
  
  Theatre, 1946
- Requiem
  
  Theatre, 1946
- Summer
  
  Theatre, 1946
- Farewell interview
  
  Skrifter, 1946
- Encounter
  
  Skrifter, 1946
- About filming a play
  
  Skrifter, 1946
- Puzzle depicting Eros
  
  Skrifter, 1946
1945

1945
- Jacobowsky and the Colonel
  
  Theatre, 1945
- Kriss-Krass-Filibom: New Year's Cabaret
  
  Theatre, 1945
- The Pelican
  
  Theatre, 1945
- Rabies
  
  Theatre, 1945
- Reduce Morals
  
  Theatre, 1945
- The Legend
  
  Theatre, 1945
- [On Reduce Morals]
  
  Skrifter, 1945
- A glance into the future
  
  Skrifter, 1945
- Wish List
  
  Skrifter, 1945
- Marie
  
  Skrifter, 1945
1944

1944
- Torment
  
  Feature Film, 1944
- The Ascheberg Widow at Wittskövle
  
  Theatre, 1944
- Beppo the Clown
  
  Theatre, 1944
- The Tinder Box
  
  Theatre, 1944
- When the Devil Makes an Offer
  
  Theatre, 1944
- The Hotel Room
  
  Theatre, 1944
- Macbeth
  
  Theatre, 1944
- Little Red Riding Hood
  
  Theatre, 1944
- The Gambling Hall/Mr Sleeman Cometh
  
  Theatre, 1944
- Torment: Knife on a boil
  
  Skrifter, 1944
- A short tale about one of Jack the Ripper's earliest childhood memories
  
  Skrifter, 1944
- School, a 12-year hell
  
  Skrifter, 1944
- A kind of dedication
  
  Skrifter, 1944
- [On Rabies]
  
  Skrifter, 1944
- Torment
  
  Skrifter, 1944
1943

1943
- Geography and Love
  
  Theatre, 1943
- Niels Ebbesen
  
  Theatre, 1943
- Just Before Awakening
  
  Theatre, 1943
- The Fun Fair
  
  Theatre, 1943
- U-boat 39
  
  Theatre, 1943
- When the Devil Makes an Offer
  
  Theatre, 1943
- A Beautiful Rose
  
  Theatre, 1943
- Jack Among the Actors
  
  Skrifter, 1943
- On Why the Gangster Writes Poetry
  
  Skrifter, 1943
1942

1942
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
  
  Theatre, 1942
- Death of Punch
  
  Theatre, 1942
- Little Red Riding Hood
  
  Theatre, 1942
- Sniggel Snuggel / The Three Stupidities
  
  Theatre, 1942
- Encounter with Punch
  
  Skrifter, 1942
- The Death of Punch
  
  Skrifter, 1942
- [Punch got a Christmas tree]
  
  Skrifter, 1942
1941

1941
- The Tinder Box
  
  Theatre, 1941
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
  
  Theatre, 1941
- The Ghost Sonata
  
  Theatre, 1941
- The Father
  
  Theatre, 1941
- Bluebird
  
  Theatre, 1941
- Hans Christian Andersen play in Stockholm!
  
  Skrifter, 1941
- [Notes to The Father]
  
  Skrifter, 1941
- [Through the open window]
  
  Skrifter, 1941
- [Engineer Holm's house]
  
  Skrifter, 1941
- [How long has she been like this]
  
  Skrifter, 1941
1940

1940
- In Bethlehem
  
  Theatre, 1940
- The Merchant of Venice
  
  Theatre, 1940
- Macbeth
  
  Theatre, 1940
- The Pelican
  
  Theatre, 1940
- Swanwhite
  
  Theatre, 1940
- The Black Glove
  
  Theatre, 1940
- The Hour-Glass/The Pot of Broth
  
  Theatre, 1940
- Return
  
  Theatre, 1940
- The Melody that Disappeared
  
  Theatre, 1940
- [Notebook No 48]
  
  Skrifter, 1940
- Our Town
  
  Skrifter, 1940
- A Fairy Tale
  
  Skrifter, 1940
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
  
  Skrifter, 1940
- A year's repertory has come to an end
  
  Skrifter, 1940
- Notes to In Bethlehem
  
  Skrifter, 1940
- The Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven
  
  Skrifter, 1940
- The art of cinema viewing
  
  Skrifter, 1940
1939

1939
- The Hangman/ The Golden Chariot
  
  Theatre, 1939
- The Man Who Lived Twice
  
  Theatre, 1939
- Autumn Rhapsody/The Romantics
  
  Theatre, 1939
- Christmas/ Advent
  
  Theatre, 1939
- An evening of cabaret for the entire family
  
  Theatre, 1939
- Lucky Per's Journey
  
  Theatre, 1939
- [Notebook No 4]
  
  Skrifter, 1939
- [On Lucky Per's Journey]
  
  Skrifter, 1939
- Experimental theatre!
  
  Skrifter, 1939
- Experimental theatre... again
  
  Skrifter, 1939
- Theatrics in town
  
  Skrifter, 1939
- [Notebook No 3]
  
  Skrifter, 1939
1938

1938
- Outward Bound
  
  Theatre, 1938
- [On Outward Bound]
  
  Skrifter, 1938
- [Notebook No 1]
  
  Skrifter, 1938
- [Notebook No 2]
  
  Skrifter, 1938
1937

1937
- Particular central features in Selma Lagerlöf’s writing
  
  Skrifter, 1937
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