The Heavenly Play

Name: The Heavenly Play
Genre: Drama
Released: 1942-12-21
Duration: 106 min

1h 46m·Drama

Directed by Alf Sjöberg·1942

Rate

7.0/10 avg

"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.

DirectorAlf SjöbergCinematographyGunnar WestfeltScreenplayRune LindströmStudioAB Wivefilm

Actor	Role
Rune LindströmMats Ersson	Mats Ersson
Eivor LandströmMarit Knutsdotter	Marit Knutsdotter
Anders HenriksonGod	God
Holger LöwenadlerKing Salomo	King Salomo
Gudrun BrostKing Salomo's mistress	King Salomo's mistress
Arnold SjöstrandJuvas Anders, painter	Juvas Anders, painter
Emil FjellströmGammel-Jerk	Gammel-Jerk
NNils GustafssonBlind man at the road	Blind man at the road
Hugo BjörneProfet Elias	Profet Elias
Torsten WingeJonas	Jonas
Erik HellJon Persson	Jon Persson
Åke ClaessonJeremiah	Jeremiah
Björn BerglundJosef	Josef
IInga-Lilly ForsströmVirgin Mary	Virgin Mary
Lisskulla JobsPeasant woman	Peasant woman
Anita BjörkAnna Jesper	Anna Jesper
Harry AhlinGarp Jesper	Garp Jesper
Josua BengtsonMember of the Court	Member of the Court
Helga BrofeldtOld Woman	Old Woman
Ernst BrunmanInn Owner	Inn Owner
Carl DeurellJudge	Judge
John EricssonPeasant	Peasant
Gösta FolkePriest	Priest
Berta HallJon Persson's Wife	Jon Persson's Wife
Frithiof HedvallProfet Jesaiah	Profet Jesaiah
Torsten LilliecronaPeasant	Peasant
Börje MellvigRingaren	Ringaren
Anders NyströmShepherd	Shepherd
Henrik SchildtPeasant	Peasant
Gunnar SjöbergGod's Angel	God's Angel