Hamnstad (Port of Call)

Hamnstad (Port of Call) (1948)

  • 48% of users liked it
    (649 ratings)

In this early feature from Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman, Gosta (Bengt Eklund) is a sailor with the merchant marine who has decided to take some time off from sailing after eight years at sea. Working the docks until he can find a better job, one Saturday night Gosta visits a dance hall and meets… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed By
Ingmar Bergman
Genres
Art House & International, Drama
In Theaters
Oct 11, 1948 Wide
On DVD
Mar 20, 2007
Criterion Collection

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Gritty dockside melodrama.

  • Jon Fortgang, Film4

    Rewarding, if sombre, slice of Swedish street life that demonstrates Bergman's trademark visual ingenuity and expert characterisation.

  • , TV Guide's Movie Guide

    An early, minor work by Ingmar Bergman, interesting mainly in the general context of the great director's career.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • danny d


    this was really 3/4 of a great film. i was interested in the characters and the visuals were great as this was the first collaboration between bergman and gunnar, but the end lost focus a bit. overall a realist human drama worthy of viewing.

  • Cassandra M


    An early film from Ingmar Bergman, it is just as interesting on a visual scope as his films usually are, with the docklands filmed well and good use of panning and dolly work throughout. In terms of story and acting though, this is rather ordinary stuff, despite some interesting ideas… More

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