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The Heavenly Play

The Heavenly Play

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 21, 1942

Runtime

1h 46m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

Himlaspelet

Production Companies

AB Wivefilm

Director

Alf Sjöberg

Description

"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.