Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.
as Professor Isak Borg
as Sara
as Marianne Borg
as Evald Borg
as Agda
as Anders
as Viktor
as Mrs. Borg
as Berit Alman
as Karin Borg
as Aunt Olga
as Sten Alman
as Henrik Åkerman
as Karin's Lover
as Uncle Aron
as Sigfrid Borg
as Sigbritt Borg
as Charlotta Borg
as Angelica Borg
as Eva Åkerman
as Anna Borg
as Kristina Borg
as Birgitta Borg
as Hagbart Borg (uncredited)
as Benjamin Borg (uncredited)
as The Manager (uncredited)
as Sigbritt's Baby (uncredited)
as Elisabeth (uncredited)
as Mr. Borg (uncredited)
as Conductor (uncredited)
as Professor Tiger (uncredited)
as Bishop (uncredited)
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