Hour of the Wolf (Vargtimmen)

Hour of the Wolf (Vargtimmen) is a 1968 Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman. As a foreign-produced film first published in Sweden, its US copyright status is primarily governed by the URAA (17 USC § 104A). The film was under copyright in its source country (Sweden) on the URAA date of January 1, 1996, and Sweden is a member of the Berne Convention and the WTO. Consequently, even if it had lacked a proper US copyright notice or registration originally, its US copyright would have been automatically restored for the remainder of the 95-year term from publication. The film is currently and actively managed by the Ingmar Bergman Foundation and AB Svensk Filmindustri. It is under active commercial exploitation in the US, notably through The Criterion Collection (e.g., Spine #946 in the 'Ingmar Bergman's Cinema' box set). A US copyright registration was filed by Lopert Pictures Corp in 1968 (LP36136) and renewed in 1996 (RE732644) by MGM/UA Communications Co., the successor to the original distributor. Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.