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In desperation brought on by near-starvation, Helge Roos kills his master's ox to feed his wife and baby daughter, setting off a devastating and unexpected chain of events.
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Josephson & Nykvist HB, Nordisk Film Sweden, SVT Drama, Sandrews, Svenska Filminstitutet, Sweetland Films
Original Title
Oxen
Original Language
Swedish
Cast
Full credits →M
Max von Sydow
Vicar
S
Stellan Skarsgård
Helge Roos
E
Ewa Fröling
Elfrida Roos
E
Erland Josephson
Sigvard Silver
L
Liv Ullmann
Maria
B
Björn Granath
Flyckt
B
Björn Gustafson
Officer in Command
L
Lennart Hjulström
Svenning Gustavsson
H
Helge Jordal
Navvy
A
Agneta Prytz
Old Woman
R
Rikard Wolff
Johannes
J
J.E. Beaucaire
Shop Owner (uncredited)
S
Sven Nykvist
Shop Owner (voice) (uncredited)
H
Henrik Schildt
Judge (voice) (uncredited)
