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The Headsman and the Harlot

The Headsman and the Harlot

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Drama   Romance   TV Movie
πŸ“œ Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Swedish
πŸ“† Date Released: 1986-12-29
⌚ Running Time: 84 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.0

Beloved Cast

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

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