Hour of the Wolf
Hour of the Wolf

Watch Hour of the Wolf Online Free

- 75/100 based on 21,745 votes

An artist in crisis is haunted by nightmares from the past in Ingmar Bergman's only horror film, which takes place on a windy island. During "the hour of the wolf" - between midnight and dawn - he tells his wife about his most painful memories.... (Full plot summary below)

Watch MOVIES for FREE on Prime Video

Enjoy FREE movies and series with your Prime (USA) subscription or when you start a 30-day free trial!

Share this

Hour of the Wolf Online Streaming

Links compiled using automated software. Availability of offers subject to change / might be region specific / out of date.

Rent Hour of the Wolf on DVD

Rent Hour of the Wolf on Blu-ray

Today's Featured Movies:

HellboyHellboy
Chicken RunChicken Run
I, RobotI, Robot
The Girl with the Dragon TattooThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Usual SuspectsThe Usual Suspects
Big FishBig Fish
It's a Wonderful LifeIt's a Wonderful Life
The Tomorrow WarThe Tomorrow War
The RingThe Ring
UnbreakableUnbreakable
Phone BoothPhone Booth
The ApartmentThe Apartment
The TerminalThe Terminal
Underworld: EvolutionUnderworld: Evolution
Seven PoundsSeven Pounds
The Elephant ManThe Elephant Man

You Might Also Like:

Brief EncounterBrief Encounter
SliverSliver
Shanghai ExpressShanghai Express
The Gold RushThe Gold Rush
The Phantom of the OperaThe Phantom of the Opera
SpartacusSpartacus

Actors in Hour of the Wolf:

Max von Sydow
Liv Ullmann
Gertrud Fridh
Georg Rydeberg
Erland Josephson
Naima Wifstrand

Full Plot Details

An artist in crisis is haunted by nightmares from the past in Ingmar Bergman's only horror film, which takes place on a windy island. During "the hour of the wolf" - between midnight and dawn - he tells his wife about his most painful memories.

Review & Comments

Leave your thoughts about Hour of the Wolf.

Movie Reviews

Empire Magazine - 10/10 by Kim NewmanA must for fans of horror and of Bergman. So good it makes you wish he had dabbled in the genre that bit more often.
Chicago Reader - 10/10 by Don DrukerThis 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.
Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 8/10 by Dennis SchwartzOne of the typical bleak psychological dramas of Ingmar Bergman.
The Spectator - 7/10 by Penelope HoustonBergman's doom-ridden follow-up to Persona reaches out its cold ancient mariner's grasp to stop one in one's tracks.
User Review - 10/10 by Eric RWow powerful film. I wonder what people thought who saw it in 1968. I want to look up some of the original review. Story of a mad/insane artist on a haunted island in Sweden. Castle Demons Weird People Apparitions. To this mix Bergman adds his usual deep/heavy/hypnotic psychological view into the hearts of the protagonist insane painter and his wife. This is as much of a Gothic horror story as I have seen... and then the personalities of the man and his wife fall apart. Its a very personal film. Intimate Craziness/insanity. Is her husband really a murderer? Sven Nykvist again as always does a fabulous job depressing us with this bleak landscape of black and white. I have seen Winter Light, Persona, the Passion of Anna , all intimate psychological films like this. (his early works) next I will view Shame. Recommended for any person seriously interested in film. Five Stars. Some Call this a lessor work by Bergman I disagree
User Review - 10/10 by Tyler's SAbsolutely horrifying. Ingmar Bergman typically has moments in his films where we feel tense, but this is a different breed. This one reminded me of the way Blue Velvet made me feel. The beginning of the film Bergman sets us up to feel like this is a true story of an artist by giving us a quick opening saying that this film is told from the point of view of the wife who was there and read his diary. We see the happiness of Johan and Alma, which is what most movies forget. This is the key because we understand why they are together, we care about them, we want them to succeed. Even though we have this bleak opener we still think there is hope that maybe he will be pulled out of it. But when Alma says that when a man and woman live together long enough that they start to become the same person, and she wants to be that kind of couple, we are instantly pulled into a nightmare. She begins to see the people he's been drawing, the ones he is afraid of. And once this begins there is no way out. After seeing this once I still have so many questions. I want to say that this movies is ultimately about marriage, but I can't grasp exactly what's being said. Of course this film speaks on so many different levels. When we are plagued with guilt, is there a way out of it before it takes control? Johan tells his wife briefly about his, but she learns more through his diaries. And once she gets it out these individual people decide it's time to fully torture him. This is the first film of Ingmar Bergman's I've seen with nudity in it, but it's done with purpose and it's executed perfectly. I don't think I will ever forget when he touches Veronica's naked body and then she starts laughing, then he kisses her and everyone that has haunted him begins to laugh in the background. Perhaps that's another thing Bergman is trying to say: the more you hold in and make your life partner figure out on your own the more humiliating and dominating it becomes. Johan has more than just schizophrenia. This is more along the lines of Shutter Island where he's seeing things not because of a chemical imbalance, but because of guilt. Perfect movie in every way. Can't wait to see it again!
User Review - 10/10 by Camden NHour of the Wolf is the only horror film Ingmar Bergman ever made. And it's amazing. Clearly influenced here by German Expressionism, Bergman and cinematographer Sven Nykvist use exaggerated and stylized light and shadow and deliberately disorienting camera angles to full affect. Bergman's penchant for intense, unblinking close-ups compliments this style of shooting well, and adds a sense of the surreal to the already bizarre happenings. The performances of the castle apparitions -- by actors such as Erland Josephson, Bertil Anderberg, and Ingrid Thulin -- certainly have a definite expressionist, stylized feel to them as well. This expressionist sensibility also calls for the dramatic externalization of the internal; this fits the subject matter of the film in two ways. First and most obvious, the expression of Johan's inner turmoil breaks the psychological barriers between self and other and between reality and unreality (and later, between life and death) necessary for Bergman to create true horror. Second, and a bit less obvious on the surface, is Bergman's own expression here of the internal realities of his own life. It may seem a bit too on-the-nose, but is there any doubt that Von Sydow's Johan is a stand-in for the writer/director himself? The character is a troubled, brilliant artist whose creative visions and past both interfere with his relationship with his pregnant wife. It is certainly no coincidence that the wife in question is played by Liv Ullmann, who at the time was herself pregnant with Bergman's child; the demands of Bergman's art and personality had threatened for a while to tear the two of them apart. There is clearly a dark side to the creative impulse, and its obsessions can impair life in the real world, whether for fictitious artist Johan Borg or real-life Ingmar Bergman. Perhaps that's why this film strikes such a chord: it feels personal, while at the same time fiercely artistic. A must-see for psychological horror fans.
User Review - 10/10 by Miguel NUm filme absolutamente fantástico! Dos melhores que vi até hoje!
User Review - 10/10 by Eduardo CIngmar Bergman's only horror film is not only one of his most unusual works, but one of his most satisfying and engrossing. His trademark bleak imagery (as well as excellent black and white cinematography by Sven Nykvist) and brooding atmosphere is perfect perfectly with this surreal, darkly comic portrait of madness. I've found many of Bergman's other films to be plodding and pretentious, but this one somehow avoids most of his usual excesses and is easily one of his best.
User Review - 10/10 by Claudio Fobra prima! aká " A Hora do Lobo"

Browse Movie Genres

Other Links

Hour of the Wolf

Watch Online For Free | Free Movies | Movie Genres | Most Viewed | Top Rated | Latest Releases

About Us • Affiliates • Terms of Use • Disclaimer • Cookies • Privacy Policy • Copyright • DMCA Compliance • Contact Us • Language Settings

Copyright © 2004 - 2016 Watch Online For Free or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved.

Imagery, artwork, logos, service marks, and trademarks used on this page are the intellectual property of their respective companies.

Related Websites: Prime Free Trial - DVD Rental Free Trial - Free Prime Video Trial - Movie Trailers