

Fanny and Alexander
1982-12-17 · 188 min · ★ 7.8
As children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny and Alexander enjoy a happy life with their parents, who run a theater company. After their father dies unexpectedly, however, the siblings end up in a joyless home when their mother, Emilie, marries a stern bishop. The bleak situation gradually grows worse as the bishop becomes more controlling, but dedicated relatives make a valiant attempt to aid Emilie, Fanny and Alexander.
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Production details
- Directors
- Ingmar Bergman
- Production companies
- Cinematograph AB, Svenska Filminstitutet, SVT, Gaumont, Personafilm, Tobis
- Countries
- Sweden, France, Germany
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 6,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 6,800,000
Top Cast
Pernilla AllwinFanny Ekdahl
Bertil GuveAlexander Ekdahl
Jan MalmsjöBishop Edvard Vergérus
Ewa FrölingEmilie Ekdahl
Gunn WållgrenHelena Ekdahl
Börje AhlstedtCarl Ekdahl
Anna BergmanHanna Schwartz
Kristina AdolphsonSiri
Erland JosephsonIsak Jacobi
Mats BergmanAron Retzinsky
Jarl KulleGustav Adolf Ekdahl
Allan EdwallOscar Ekdahl
Harriet AnderssonJustina
Gunnar BjörnstrandFilip Landahl
Stina EkbladIsmael Retzinsky
Pernilla AugustMaj
Mona MalmAlma Ekdahl
Christina SchollinLydia Ekdahl
Kerstin TideliusHenrietta Vergérus
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