Media gallery for
Port of Call

An example of many working-class heroes which featured in Bergman's early films.

Bergmand felt he couldn’t take credit for Gösta (Bengt Eklund) and Berit (Nine-Christine Jönsson) being more nuanced than the characters in his earlier films, when, according to him, it was all thanks to Länsberg.

Gösta (Bengt Eklund) and Skåningen (Harry Ahlin).

Bergman was anything but merciful to himself when he described his artistic ability at the time of Port of Call. In the book Bergman about Bergman: ’I was completely dependent on others and completely ineffective and techinally an idiot.’

Gertrud’s (Mimmi Nelson) friend Berit (Nine-Christine Jönsson) from the institution, dies after an illegal abortion.

The sailor Gösta (Bengt Eklund) and his colleagues.

Bergman and Lars-Erik Kjellgren. Kjellgren took part as an advisor during the filming of Port of Call, and would later direct While the City Sleeps and Night Light.

Just a few of many working class heroines in Bergman’s earlier films.

Page from the shooting script.

According to Bergman himself, the most fun part of the script was ’to walk along with Länsberg and see Gothenburg from the inside.’

Article about Port of Call from the magazine Allas Veckotidning.

Berit’s (Nine-Christine Jönsson) mother (Berta Hall) feigns sympathy, but is in fact the one who made sure Berit ended up in an institution.

Bergman posing happily on the set of Port of Call.