Movie: The Ox

Top 10 Billed Cast

Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow

Vicar

Stellan Skarsgård
Stellan Skarsgård

Helge Roos

Ewa Fröling
Ewa Fröling

Elfrida Roos

Erland Josephson
Erland Josephson

Sigvard Silver

Liv Ullmann
Liv Ullmann

Maria

Björn Granath
Björn Granath

Flyckt

Björn Gustafson
Björn Gustafson

Officer in Command

Lennart Hjulström
Lennart Hjulström

Svenning Gustavsson

Helge Jordal
Helge Jordal

Navvy

Agneta Prytz
Agneta Prytz

Old Woman

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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.

  • Release Date

    1991-11-22

  • Average

    6.6

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
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  • Languages:

    svenska
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