Winter Light

Feb 11, 1963

1h 20m

★ 7.9

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

SF Studios

Winter Light Trailers

Cast

Märta Lundberg

Ingrid Thulin

Tomas Ericsson

Gunnar Björnstrand

Karin Persson

Gunnel Lindblom

Jonas Persson

Max von Sydow

Algot Frövik

Allan Edwall

Knut Aronsson

Kolbjörn Knudsen

Fredrik Blom

Olof Thunberg

Magdalena Ledfors

Elsa Ebbesen-Thornblad

Johan Åkerblom (uncredited)

Tor Borong

Hanna Appelblad (uncredited)

Bertha Sånnell

Doris Appelblad (uncredited)

Helena Palmgren

Johan Strand (uncredited)

Eddie Axberg

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10.0

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7.2

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Cast

Märta Lundberg

Ingrid Thulin

Tomas Ericsson

Gunnar Björnstrand

Karin Persson

Gunnel Lindblom

Jonas Persson

Max von Sydow

Algot Frövik

Allan Edwall

Knut Aronsson

Kolbjörn Knudsen

Fredrik Blom

Olof Thunberg

Magdalena Ledfors

Elsa Ebbesen-Thornblad

Johan Åkerblom (uncredited)

Tor Borong

Hanna Appelblad (uncredited)

Bertha Sånnell

Doris Appelblad (uncredited)

Helena Palmgren

Johan Strand (uncredited)

Winter Light

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

Winter Light Trailers

Cast

Ingrid Thulin

Gunnar Björnstrand

Gunnel Lindblom

Max von Sydow

Allan Edwall

Kolbjörn Knudsen

Olof Thunberg

Elsa Ebbesen-Thornblad

Tor Borong

Bertha Sånnell

Helena Palmgren

Eddie Axberg

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Cast

Ingrid Thulin

Gunnar Björnstrand

Gunnel Lindblom

Max von Sydow

Allan Edwall

Kolbjörn Knudsen

Olof Thunberg

Elsa Ebbesen-Thornblad

Tor Borong

Bertha Sånnell

Helena Palmgren

Eddie Axberg