Devout Christians Töre and Märeta send their only daughter, the virginal Karin, and their foster daughter, the unrepentant Ingeri, to deliver candles to a distant church. On their way through the woods, the girls encounter a group of savage goat herders who brutally rape and murder Karin as Ingeri remains hidden. When the killers unwittingly seek refuge in the farmhouse of Töre and Märeta, Töre plots a fitting revenge.
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Film Cast:

• Töre: Max von Sydow
• Märeta: Birgitta Valberg
• Ingeri: Gunnel Lindblom
• Karin: Birgitta Pettersson
• Thin Herdsman: Axel Düberg
• Beggar: Allan Edwall
• Mute Herdsman: Tor Isedal
• Boy: Ove Porath
• Bridge Keeper: Axel Slangus
• Frida: Gudrun Brost
• Simon: Oscar Ljung
• Farm-hand: Tor Borong
• Farm-hand: Leif Forstenberg

Film Crew:

• Producer: Ingmar Bergman
• Producer: Allan Ekelund
• Original Music Composer: Erik Nordgren
• Production Design: P.A. Lundgren
• Editor: Oscar Rosander
• Sound Designer: Aaby Wedin
• Director of Photography: Sven Nykvist
• Costume Design: Marik Vos-Lundh
• Screenplay: Ulla Isaksson
• Property Master: Karl-Arne Bergman
• Makeup Artist: Börje Lundh
• Sound Effects: Evald Andersson
• Sound Designer: Staffan Dalin

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