Winter Light
Top 10 Billed Cast
Märta Lundberg
Tomas Ericsson
Karin Persson
Jonas Persson
Algot Frövik
Knut Aronsson
Fredrik Blom
Magdalena Ledfors
Johan Åkerblom (uncredited)
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