The Heavenly Play
1942, Swedish. Directed by Alf Sjöberg.
"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.
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Swedish
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Cast & crew
- Alf SjöbergDirector
- Rune LindströmMats Ersson
- Eivor LandströmMarit Knutsdotter
- Anders HenriksonGod
- Holger LöwenadlerKing Salomo
- Gudrun BrostKing Salomo's mistress
- Arnold SjöstrandJuvas Anders, painter
- Emil FjellströmGammel-Jerk
- Nils GustafssonBlind man at the road
- Hugo BjörneProfet Elias
- Torsten WingeJonas
- Erik HellJon Persson
- Åke ClaessonJeremiah
Details
- Released
- 21 December 1942
- Original title
- Himlaspelet
- Country
- Sweden
- Written by
- Rune Lindström, Alf Sjöberg
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The Heavenly Play runs 106 minutes (1h 46m).
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The Heavenly Play isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 December 1942. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Heavenly Play?
If you liked The Heavenly Play, try What Maisie Knew, A Question of Faith, Come Sunday.
Who directed The Heavenly Play?
The Heavenly Play (1942) was directed by Alf Sjöberg and stars Rune Lindström, Eivor Landström, Anders Henrikson.