The Vocation

Documentary

🏆 Fan Favorite

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Sven Nykvist

Status Released

Release Date 1974-04-02

Storyline

Sven Nykvist, best known as Ingmar Bergman cinematographer, made this film as a tribute to his father who was a missionary in Kongo in the early 20th century. The story of his father Gustav Natanael Nykvist is told through his own photos, letters, and films. Director & cinematographer: Sven Nykvist. Narrators in the English dubbed version: Liv Ullmann & Sean Connery. Produced by Ingmar Bergman (Cinematograph AB). Digitally restored in 2022.

"Sven Nykvist's missionary father in Africa"