The Ox

Name: The Ox
Genre: Drama
Released: 1992-08-21
Duration: 1 hr. 31 min.
Rating: 71
Cast: Max von Sydow, Ewa Fröling, Stellan Skarsgård, Liv Ullmann, Björn Granath

1991, Drama, 1h 31m

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Desperate to feed his wife, Elfrida (Ewa Fröling), and their baby daughter, starving laborer Helge Roos (Stellan Skarsgard) kills an ox belonging to his employer, wealthy farmer Svenning Gustafsson (Liv Ullmann). Helge is caught and jailed, making life even harder for Elfrida and her child. Without the assistance of the fearsome local vicar (Max von Sydow) and Gustafsson's wife (Bjorn Granath), the town's primary charitable benefactor, she must turn to other means to survive.

Genre: Drama
Original Language: Swedish
Director: Sven Nykvist
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 21, 1992 original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 10, 2019
Runtime: 1h 31m
Distributor: First Run
Production Co: Svenska Filminstitutet, SVT Drama, Josephson & Nykvist HB, Nordisk Film- & TV-Fond, Sweetland Films, Nordisk Film, Sandrews