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The Touch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Director and writer Ingmar Bergman's credit during the opening titles reads: "A film by Ingmar Bergman".
The Touch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman's first English language film. Promotional tag-lines emphasized this by stating "Ingmar Bergman's first English language motion picture". Bergman's second film in English would be The Serpent's Egg (1977), a movie that is sometimes erroneously referred to being Bergman's first film in English.
The Touch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
According to the TCMDb, "although production notes and reviews list "Karin" and "Andreas Vergerus'" daughter as "Agnes," she is called "Maria" in the film".
The Touch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Prior to Elliott Gould, Dustin Hoffman was asked to play the part of David Kovac but Hoffman declined due to the pregnancy of his wife.
The Touch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
One of several collaborations of Ingmar Bergman with (1) actress Bibi Andersson (2) actor Max von Sydow and (3) cinematographer Sven Nykvist.
The Touch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
While still in negotiations with director Ingmar Bergman over his role in this film, Elliott Gould was offered the lead in Straw Dogs (1971) by Sam Peckinpah but declined due to the violent nature of the script. That role was taken by Dustin Hoffman who was Bergman's first choice for the role in this film.
The Touch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Made in two different language versions: one in English and Swedish, in which the Swedes speak Swedish with each other - the version preferred by Ingmar Bergman himself - and one in English only.
The Touch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Last collaboration between Ingmar Bergman and Max von Sydow.
The Touch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Ingmar Bergman commented in his notebook: "Manuscript completed during internal aversion. Was named "Beröringen" ("The Touch"). And indeed, it might called that as well as anything else. Now I take time off till August 3 when the real preparations begin. I feel depressed and uneasy and would love to refrain from making this film. "
The Touch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
According to show-business trade paper 'Variety', the version they reviewed, was "shot in English with occasional Swedish dialog".
The Touch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Swedish title is "Beröringen". Its literal English translation is "The Touch", which is the English title and the original on-screen title.
The Touch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
American actor Elliott Gould was the first non-Scandinavian actor to act in a lead part in an Ingmar Bergman film.
The Touch - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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