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- Release date: 1964
- Runtime: 100 min
- Genre: Drama
- Starring: Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Quinn, Irina Demick, Paolo Stoppa ... See all
- Director: Bernhard Wicki
- Plot: Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town. By her own wit and cunning, she has returned as a multi-millionaire for a visit. The town lays out the red carpet expecting big things from Carla,... Read more
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Tepid film sparked by Bergman's superb performance.
Apr 03, 2001
Arne Andersen
Apr 03, 2001Arne Andersen
THE VISIT is a disappointment - the play adaptation promises great drama and character development, but the filmmakers were not up to the task. The results are rather bland and tepid. Ingrid Bergman outshines the lot of them by giving... Read more at imdb.com
I can watch this one over and over again.
Jul 14, 2004
Clifton Hyman
Jul 14, 2004Clifton Hyman
I saw this movie years ago and was slowly fascinated by the allure of the plot. I remember thinking when viewing it for the first ten or fifteen minutes that it would be a boring movie. Far from it for... Read more at imdb.com
Overall - an excellent movie
Mar 31, 2005
diabolene
Mar 31, 2005diabolene
Well, I haven't seen the play, but I enjoyed all the performances and plot of this disturbingly gripping and compelling film. Ingrid Bergman is riveting and enigmatic - does a great job with portraying a deeply hurt woman underneath a... Read more at imdb.com
A Unique Performance by Ingrid Bergman
Apr 01, 2002
Harold Westcott
Apr 01, 2002Harold Westcott
Too often, there are many films that are hidden away from the public even though they are really very well written and well acted movies. "The Visit" is one of these movies, unfortunately, not available on video or DVD. The... Read more at imdb.com
a stunning and gripping tale
Dec 08, 2005
joyceck
Dec 08, 2005joyceck
I really don't want to write a full technical review of the Movie. Suffice it to say it was a stunning and gripping tale. It is a real shame this is not available commercially. Anyone with more information about who... Read more at imdb.com
Category: Best Old Movie I'd Never Seen Before
Jul 09, 2005
KurtHPickering
Jul 09, 2005KurtHPickering
My recent acquisitions of Casablanca and Tivo have me watching a lot of old Ingrid Bergman movies, not to mention Bogie, and I just ran across one that should've been a classic yet I'd never heard of. It did get... Read more at imdb.com
A rare look at Ingrid as "evil"...overwrought melodrama...
Feb 04, 2008
Neil Doyle
Feb 04, 2008Neil Doyle
If only for watching INGRID BERGMAN play up her dark side, THE VISIT makes an interesting film to watch, given the fact that it tends to move too slowly toward the moralistic conclusion.ANTHONY QUINN is the anti-hero, a man Ingrid... Read more at imdb.com
Not perfect, but wow is this movie creative and hard-hitting
Jan 10, 2008
planktonrules
Jan 10, 2008planktonrules
After twenty years, an old resident (Ingrid Bergman) of a small European town is returning. However, in the meantime, she married one of the richest men in the world and after his death, she is immensely wealthy. The town, in... Read more at imdb.com
truly evil woman returns to seek revenge
Jul 02, 2003
repetez6271
Jul 02, 2003repetez6271
I wouldn't want to cross that woman in a dark alley!! Loved it. Of course when Quinn's own wife appears in a new dress that she cant pay for until he is killed could be the best moment of the... Read more at imdb.com
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