"You know, David, if I could send a message to mankind, I would send them a New Year's greeting. I would like them to dwell on a single New Year's prayer: 'Lord, please let my soul come to maturity before it is reaped.'"

"Lisa Lundholm — Maria"

"There is no escape. He must perform his forlorn duty."

"Olof Ås — The First Driver"

"A Marvelous Picture Telling a Wonderful Story"

"[to Death] You see that I'm not afraid of you. I will gladly heed your summons, but grant me a day's reprieve, for there is someone I must talk sense into."

"Nils Aréhn — Prison Chaplain"

"Weird, Mysterious, Thrilling Drama of a Human Life, and a Savage Lost Soul. Based Upon an Actual Experience."

"Hilda Borgström — Mrs. Holm"

"Astrid Holm — Edit"

"Do the Dead Come Back? Can Your Soul Leave Your Body - And Return Again? Is Spiritualism a Reality?"

"Though horse and carriage are always the same, the driver is not. The last soul to die each year - the one who passes over at the stroke of midnight - is destined to be Death's driver for the following year."

"I want to be good, but no one believes me. Is it any wonder I cry?"

"Remember that it's New Year's Eve, the last day of the year! Whoever dies on this eve must drive Death's carriage."

"There is an old, old carriage... It is no ordinary driver who holds the reigns, for he's in the service of a strict master named Death. For him, a single night is as long as 100 years on Earth. Night and day he must carry out his master's business."

"Victor Sjöström — David Holm"

"Ingrid Thulin - Marianne Borg"

"Gunnar Björnstrand - Evald Borg"

"Victor Sjöström as Professor Isak Borg"

"Jullan Kindahl - Agda, Isak's housekeeper"

"Lena Bergman - Kristina Borg"

"Göran Lundquist - Benjamin Borg"

"Eva Norée - Anna Borg"

"Per Skogsberg - Hagbart Borg"

"Gio Petré as Sigbritt Borg"

"Sif Ruud - Aunt Olga"

"Gunnel Lindblom - Charlotta Borg"

"Bibi Andersson - Sara (both: Isak's cousin/hitchhiker"

"Gunnar Sjöberg as Sten Alman"

"Gunnel Broström - Berit Alman"

"Max von Sydow as Henrik Åkerman"

"Björn Bjelfvenstam - Viktor, hitchhiker"

"Gertrud Fridh - Karin Borg"

"Åke Fridell - Karin's lover"

"Yngve Nordwall as Uncle Aron"

"Per Sjöstrand as Sigfrid Borg"

"Folke Sundquist - Anders, hitchhiker"

"Naima Wifstrand - Isak's Mother"

"Ann-Marie Wiman as Eva Åkerman"

"Monica Ehrling as Birgitta Borg"

"Maud Hansson - Angelica Borg"

"Geraldine James - Cecilia Vanger"

"Ulf Friberg - Wennerström"

"Steven Berkoff - Dirch Frode"

"Joel Kinnaman - Christer Malm"

"Yorick van Wageningen - Nils Bjurman"

"Élodie Yung - Miriam Wu"

"It was then that I noticed Harriet wasn't there. And she wasn't there the next morning, or the next, or the next 40 years."