The Heavenly Play (1942)
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"The Heavenly Play" - Mats Ersson is engaged to Marit and they plan to get married in the spring. But when the plague comes, the people accuse Marit of witchcraft. She is sentenced to death. Mats can not understand the divine justice and decides to go to paradise and ask God himself. It becomes a journey where he meets the prophets, king Solomon and finally God himself.
- Date of release
- 1942-12-21
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Alf Sjöberg
Casting
- Rune Lindström — Mats Ersson
- Eivor Landström — Marit Knutsdotter
- Anders Henrikson — God
- Holger Löwenadler — King Salomo
- Gudrun Brost — King Salomo's mistress
- Arnold Sjöstrand — Juvas Anders, painter
- Emil Fjellström — Gammel-Jerk
- Nils Gustafsson — Blind man at the road
- Hugo Björne — Profet Elias
- Torsten Winge — Jonas
- Erik Hell — Jon Persson
- Åke Claesson — Jeremiah
Interesting facts
The Heavenly Play is a 1942 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg.
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