The Heavenly Play (Swedish: Himlaspelet) is a 1942 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg.
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Plot
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.
Cast
Rune Lindström as Mats Ersson
Eivor Landström as Marit Knutsdotter
Anders Henrikson as Our Lord
Holger Löwenadler as King Salomo
Gudrun Brost as King Salomo's mistress
Arnold Sjöstrand as Juvas Anders, painter
Emil Fjellström as Gammel-Jerk
Nils Gustafsson as blind man at the road
Hugo Björne as prophet Elias
Torsten Winge as Jonas
Erik Hell as Jon Persson
Åke Claesson as Profet Jeremiah (as Åke Claeson)
Björn Berglund as Josef
Inga-Lilly Forsström as Virgin Mary (as Inga Lilly Forsström)
Lisskulla Jobs as country woman
Anita Björk as Anna Jesper