Hour of the Wolf
The hour of the wolf is the hour between night and dawn. It is the hour when most people die, when sleep is the deepest, when nightmares feel most real.
The hour of the wolf is the hour between night and dawn. It is the ho...
Drama, Horror
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1968
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While vacationing on a remote German island with his younger pregnant wife, an artist has an emotional breakdown while confronting his repressed desires.
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Runtime:
88 min
Release date:
19 Feb 1968
Country:
SE
Languages:
Norwegian, Swedish
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 wins total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
A brilliant Gothic fantasy.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
Hour of the Wolf is not one of Bergman's great films but it is unthinkable for anyone seriously interested in movies not to see it.
– Renata Adler,
New York Times,
9 May 2005
fresh:
If we allow the images to slip past the gates of logic and enter the deeper levels of our mind, and if we accept Bergman's horror story instead of questioning it, Hour of the Wolf works magnificently.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
rotten:
This 1967 effort is one of Bergman's most outlandish, with its pack of ghouls and its heavy suggestions of exhibitionism, necrophilia, and homosexuality -- a magnificent failure.
– Don Druker,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000