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The Heavenly Play is a suédois film of genre Drama directed by Alf Sjöberg with Rune Lindström

The Heavenly Play (1942)

The Heavenly Play
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Length 1h46
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OriginSuede
Genres Drama
Rating72% 3.6129053.6129053.6129053.6129053.612905

The Heavenly Play (Swedish: Himlaspelet) is a 1942 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg.

Synopsis

The young peasants Mats and Marit are about to marry when a disease breaks out in their village. Marit gets accused of being a witch and sentenced to death. After she has been burnt alive Mats leaves the village and seeks a way to make God sending Marit back from heaven onto earth. He fails and loses his personal integrity. Marlit has to ask God to intervene before the devil can take Mats. God shows mercy by reuniting Mats and Marit in heaven.

Actors

Rune Lindström

(Mats Ersson)Eivor Landström

(Marit Knutsdotter)Anders Henrikson

(God)Holger Löwenadler

(King Salomo)Gudrun Brost

(King Salomo's mistress)
And :
Arnold Sjöstrand
Emil Fjellström
Hugo Björne
Erik Hell
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