The Heavenly Play

Original title: Himlaspelet

Duration: 106 min

Release date: 1942-12-21

IMDB

"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.

Drama

Himlaspelet

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Rune Lindström

Eivor Landström

Eivor Landström

as Marit Knutsdotter

Anders Henrikson

Anders Henrikson

Holger Löwenadler

Holger Löwenadler

as King Salomo's mistress

Arnold Sjöstrand

Arnold Sjöstrand

as Juvas Anders, painter

Emil Fjellström

Emil Fjellström

Nils Gustafsson

Nils Gustafsson

as Blind man at the road

as Profet Elias

Björn Berglund

Inga-Lilly Forsström

Inga-Lilly Forsström

as Peasant woman

as Member of the Court

as Jon Persson's Wife

Frithiof Hedvall

Frithiof Hedvall

as Profet Jesaiah

Torsten Lilliecrona

Torsten Lilliecrona

Anders Nyström

Gunnar Sjöberg

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Rune Lindström

Rune Lindström

Lille Bror Söderlundh

Lille Bror Söderlundh

Gösta Roosling

Production Design

Production Manager

Assistant Director

Assistant Director

Stig Söderlund

Production Design

Per-Olof Pettersson

Per-Olof Pettersson

Gunnar Westfelt

Gunnar Westfelt

Director of Photography

Second Unit Director of Photography

Still Photographer

Location Manager

Gunnar Johansson

Gunnar Johansson

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