The Headsman and the Harlot

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 29, 1986

Original language

Swedish

Spoken languages

Swedish

Countries

Sweden

Production

SVT

Cast

Inga-Lill Andersson,Kjell Bergqvist,Thorsten Flinck,Kim Anderzon,Niklas Ek,Sune Mangs,Per Oscarsson,Kent Andersson,Stephanie Sunna Hockett

Director

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson

Writer

Ivar Lo-Johansson,Hrafn Gunnlaugsson

Cinematography

Peter Fischer

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1018691