The Headsman and the Harlot
1986, Swedish. Directed by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson.
Sweden, beginning of the 18th Century. Executions are popular entertainment and brothels a given. Still the executioner and the whore are both despised and shunned. The executioner became executioner against his will and the whore, only 17 years old, was forced into the brothel. This is the story of how the two meet and exchange cruelty with tenderness, guilt with innocence.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Swedish
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- Released
- 29 December 1986
- Original title
- Bödeln och skökan
- Country
- Sweden
- Written by
- Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
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The Headsman and the Harlot runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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The Headsman and the Harlot isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 December 1986. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Headsman and the Harlot?
If you liked The Headsman and the Harlot, try The Magic of Ordinary Days, Home for Christmas Day, The Hunchback.
Who directed The Headsman and the Harlot?
The Headsman and the Harlot (1986) was directed by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson and stars Niklas Ek, Stephanie Sunna Hockett, Kjell Bergqvist.