Winter Light

Winter Light

1963•1h 20m•7.9/10

Drama

Ratings

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7.9/10(498)

A Swedish pastor fails a loving woman, a suicidal fisherman and God.

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Production

SF Studios

Language

SV

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Ingrid Thulin

Ingrid Thulin

Märta Lundberg

Gunnar Björnstrand

Gunnar Björnstrand

Tomas Ericsson

Gunnel Lindblom

Gunnel Lindblom

Karin Persson

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Jonas Persson

Allan Edwall

Allan Edwall

Algot Frövik

Kolbjörn Knudsen

Kolbjörn Knudsen

Knut Aronsson

Olof Thunberg

Olof Thunberg

Fredrik Blom

Elsa Ebbesen-Thornblad

Elsa Ebbesen-Thornblad

Magdalena Ledfors

Tor Borong

Tor Borong

Johan Åkerblom (uncredited)

Bertha Sånnell

Hanna Appelblad (uncredited)

Helena Palmgren

Doris Appelblad (uncredited)

Eddie Axberg

Eddie Axberg

Johan Strand (uncredited)

Lars-Owe Carlberg

Police Inspector (uncredited)

Ingmari Hjort

Persson's Daughter (uncredited)

Stefan Larsson

Persson's Son (uncredited)

Johan Olafs

Gentleman (uncredited)

Lars-Olof Andersson

Fredriksson's Boy (uncredited)

Christer Öhman

Fredriksson's Boy (uncredited)

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