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During the opening credits, Bergman can be overheard giving instructions to and discussing with his staff while preparing a shot.

The film is framed through the account of Alma, who addresses the audience directly. She tells of her husband's disappearance, which is explored in a flashback constructed of his diaries and her words.

Painter Johan Borg and his young wife Alma live on the small island of Baltrum, where he seeks rest after a crisis which is not detailed. He is regularly approached by odd and suspicious people. He confides to Alma that he believes them to be demons, and begins to give names to them, including the Bird-Man, the Insects, the Meat-Eaters, the Schoolmaster (with pointers in his trousers) and The Lady With a Hat. Also, his insomnia grows worse. On the nights when Johan cannot sleep, Alma stays awake by his side.

One day, an old lady stops by the house and tells Alma to read Johan's diary, which he hides under his bed. Alma discovers that Johan is not only haunted by the real or imaginary strangers, but also by images of his former lover, Veronica Vogler.

The couple are approached by a Baron von Merkens, who lives in a nearby castle. The painter and his wife visit them and their surreal household. After dinner, the baron's wifeshows the couple into her bedroom, where on display is a portrait of Veronica by Borg. The painting appears to be so beautiful, the baron's wife proclaims, "It has become like a part of my solitary life. I love her." After Johan and Alma leave the castle, she confesses to him her fear of losing him to the demons, but also her will not to give up easily.

A superimposed title "Hour of the Wolf" marks the end of part one and the beginning of the second part. Again, Alma stays awake with Johan who cannot sleep. He tells her of the "vargtimmen" ("Hour of the Wolf"), during which, he says, most births and deaths occur. He also recounts his desperate love affair with Veronica and his childhood trauma of being locked into a cupboard where, as his parents said, a small man lived who fed on children's toes. Then he recalls a confrontation with a small boy which occurred some time ago and culminated in his killing of the boy. Whether this encounter actually took place or is imaginary is never revealed. Alma is shocked by Johan's confessions.

One of von Merken's guests shows up at the couple's house to invite them to another party at the castle, pointing out that Veronica Vogler is among the invited guests. He places a pistol on the table, to protect them against "small animals", and leaves. Johan and Alma get into a fight over his obsession with Veronica. Johan finally picks up the pistol, shoots Alma and runs to the castle.

Johan attends the party. The baron's guests, all of whom previously attended, are revealed to be the demons that Johan described to Alma. As he rushes through the castle searching for Veronica, he meets the prophesied "Bird-Man", who applies cosmetics to his pale face and dresses him in a silk robe. He then leads Johan to her. Johan is humiliated as he finds the reunion a jest, with Veronica and the baron's guests laughing at his sincere, passionate display of love. Incredulous, he declares, "I thank you, for finally crossing the line. The mirror has been shattered. But what do the shards reflect?" Johan is physically attacked by the demons and flees into underbrush.

In the last act, Alma searches the forest for her husband. She witnesses the attacks on him, before he finally disappears, leaving her alone in the woods.

In the final scene, Alma addresses the camera, "Is it true that a woman who lives a long time with a man eventually winds up being like that man? I mean, she loves him, and tries to think like him, and see like him? They say it can change a person. I mean to say, if I had loved him much less, and not bothered so of everything about him, could I have protected him better?"

• Max von Sydow as Johan Borg

• Liv Ullmann as Alma Borg

• Gertrud Fridh as Corinne von Merkens

• Georg Rydeberg as Lindhorst

• Erland Josephson as Baron von Merkens

• Naima Wifstrand as Old Lady with Hat

• Ulf Johansson as Heerbrand

• Gudrun Brost as Gamla Fru von Merkens

• Ingrid Thulin as Veronica Vogler

Hour of the Wolf originated from a manuscript with the working title "The Maneaters". Due to a severe case of pneumonia, Bergman had to interrupt his work on the project. After regaining his health, he wrote and directed Persona before returning to his earlier script which he re-wrote and filmed under the title Hour of the Wolf. Bergman confirmed that he felt the story being too personal and tried to create an artistic distance by including scenes of the shooting process and discussions with the actors. Except for the credits and the opening and final shot, Bergman removed these inserts prior to release. This included a metafictional prologue (9 min) and epilogue (1 minute),, which was screened internationally on festivals, but removed before the main release. In The Passion of Anna, Bergman again made use of this technique.

Hour of the Wolf was released on 19 February 1968.

MGM released Hour of the Wolf on DVD both in the US and the UK in single-disc editions and as part of a box set including Shame, The Passion of Anna, The Serpent's Egg and Persona. The US release contains bonus material missing on the UK edition, while the UK box set omits the film Persona. In 2018, The Criterion Collection announced a Blu-ray release in Region A for 20 November 2018, along with 38 other Bergman films, in the set Ingmar Bergman's Cinema.

Hour of the Wolf has been well received by critics. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 89% on movie review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 18 reviews with an average rating of 7.5/10.

Renata Adler from The New York Times opined that it is "not one of Bergman's great films but it is unthinkable for anyone seriously interested in movies not to see it." Time Out London called it "a brilliant gothic fantasy". Author and film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film three out of four stars. In his review, Maltin noted that, while it was among the director's lesser films, the acting was "first-rate". Roger Ebert gave the film 3/4 stars, writing, "Ingmar Bergman's Hour of the Wolf is the sort of highly personal film that needs to find its own audience; the average cross section of moviegoers won't like it, I suspect. It's a difficult film, and not altogether a successful one." Dennis Schwartz from Ozus' World Movie Reviews awarded the film a grade A, calling it "a superbly acted and brilliantly conceived Gothic horror tale". Kim Newman of Empire Online rated the film 5 out of 5 stars, calling it "one of the most sinisterly beautiful black-and-white horror films you will ever see."

Chicago Reader, on the other hand, called it "a magnificent failure".

Bergman later made the films Shame (1968) and The Passion of Anna (1969). Author Jerry Vermilye wrote that in exploring "the thread of violence intruding on ordinary lives," Hour of the Wolf, Shame and The Passion of Anna represent a trilogy. Author Amir Cohen-Shalev concurred the films form a trilogy. In the British Film Institute's 2012 Sight & Sound polls, Hour of the Wolf received three critics' votes and 11 directors' votes, placing it at #44 in the latter poll. The aggregation site They Shoot Pictures, Don't They has found it to be the 345th most acclaimed film ever made. It is listed in the film reference book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, which stated, "Clearly inspired by the uncanny writings of E.T.A. Hoffman— even down to the names of the characters— this is an all-out horror film about a sensitive (if not sympathetic) artist spiritually torn to pieces by his demonic critics and audience."

WBAI's longest-running radio program takes its name from the film. The "Hour of the Wolf" radio show has run continuously since 1972 and concentrates on the literature of science fiction and fantasy.