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.
Max von Sydow
as Vicar
Stellan Skarsgård
as Helge Roos
Ewa Fröling
as Elfrida Roos
Erland Josephson
as Sigvard Silver
Liv Ullmann
as Maria
Björn Granath
as Flyckt
Björn Gustafson
as Officer in Command
Lennart Hjulström
as Svenning Gustavsson
Helge Jordal
as Navvy
Agneta Prytz
as Old Woman
Rikard Wolff
as Johannes
J.E. Beaucaire
as Shop Owner (uncredited)
