Midwinter Sacrifice
May 25 1946
•0h 12m
•Drama
A mythic depiction of a pagan sacrifice in prehistoric Sweden.
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Gunnar Björnstrand
Hövdingen
Henrik Schildt
Offret
Olof Widgren
Narrator (voice)
Yngve Nordwall
Various
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