King Christian II rides busy street by Sweden which he now put under him, while he remembers what he did against the Swedes at the Stockholm Bloodbath. In dala heels walk a lonely man, dressed as a peasant. It's the one the Danes would prefer to get hold of - Gustaf Eriksson Vasa . He goes from Rankhyttan to Ornäs , where he is kindly received by the farmer Arendt Persson, but Arendt is a deceitful man who has thought enter Wasa to the Danish bailiff. But Arendt's wife helps Wasa to escape and he continues his long journey.
as Gustaf Eriksson Wasa
as Kristian II of Denmark
as Matts Ers
as Mats Ersson
as Daughter at Svärdsjögården
as Tobias
as Houswife at Rankhyttan
as Danish sheriff at Falun
as The executioner
as Wife of Sven Elfsson
as Sven Elfsson at Isala
as Jon, priest of Svärdsjö
as Henrik Slagheck
as Wife of Tomt-Matts Larsson
as Rasmus Jute
as Sigbrit
as Anders Persson
as Maid
as Mats' wherryman
as Arendt Persson
as Barbro Stigsdotter
as Jakob
as Måns Nilsson
as Bengt Brunson
as Housewife
as Tomt-Matts Larsson
as Tomt-Matts' farm worker
as Nils Västgöte
as Lars Olofsson Björnram
as Matts from Kettilbo
as Engelbrekt from Mora
as Danish sheriff's writer
as Monk in Västerås
as Olof Bonde
as Peder Svensson
as Mayor of Stockholm
as Farm worker