The Headsman and the Harlot

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The Headsman and the Harlot (1986)

Directed by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson

Drama, Romance, TV Movie · 1h 24m

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.

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Cast

Niklas Ek The Executioner
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Stephanie Sunna Hockett The Whore Kjell Bergqvist Per Per Oscarsson Bailiff Kim Anderzon Sköka
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Inga-Lill Andersson Sune Mangs Kent Andersson Thorsten Flinck

Crew

Director
Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
Screenplay
Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
Director of Photography
Peter Fischer

Details

Original title
Bödeln och skökan
Release date
1986-12-29
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Drama, Romance, TV Movie
Original language
SV
Spoken languages
Swedish
Countries
Sweden
Production
SVT