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Fanny and Alexander
Fanny and Alexander

Fanny and Alexander

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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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Budget

$6000000

Revenue

$6800000

Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Runtime

188 mins

Rating

7.8/10

Release Date

17 December 1982

Country

Sweden

Cast

Bertil Guve

Bertil Guve

Alexander Ekdahl

Pernilla Allwin

Pernilla Allwin

Fanny Ekdahl

Jan Malmsjö

Jan Malmsjö

Bishop Edvard Vergerus

Ewa Fröling

Ewa Fröling

Emilie Ekdahl

Gunn Wållgren

Gunn Wållgren

Helena Ekdahl

Börje Ahlstedt

Börje Ahlstedt

Carl Ekdahl

Anna Bergman

Anna Bergman

Hanna Schwartz

Kristina Adolphson

Kristina Adolphson

Siri

Erland Josephson

Erland Josephson

Isak Jacobi

Mats Bergman

Mats Bergman

Aron Retzinsky

Jarl Kulle

Jarl Kulle

Gustav Adolf Ekdahl

Allan Edwall

Allan Edwall

Oscar Ekdahl

Harriet Andersson

Harriet Andersson

Justina

Gunnar Björnstrand

Gunnar Björnstrand

Filip Landahl

Stina Ekblad

Stina Ekblad

Ismael Retzinsky

Pernilla August

Pernilla August

Maj

Mona Malm

Mona Malm

Alma Ekdahl

Christina Schollin

Christina Schollin

Lydia Ekdahl

Kerstin Tidelius

Kerstin Tidelius

Henrietta Vergerus

Inga Ålenius

Inga Ålenius

Lisen

Hugo Hasslo

Hugo Hasslo

Glee Singer

Kristian Almgren

Kristian Almgren

Putte Ekdahl

Carl Billquist

Carl Billquist

Police Superintendent Jespersson

Axel Düberg

Axel Düberg

Witness to Bishop's Death

Siv Ericks

Siv Ericks

Alida

Patricia Gélin

Patricia Gélin

Statue

Majlis Granlund

Majlis Granlund

Miss Vega

Maria Granlund

Maria Granlund

Petra Ekdahl

Eva von Hanno

Eva von Hanno

Berta

Sonya Hedenbratt

Sonya Hedenbratt

Aunt Emma

Olle Hilding

Olle Hilding

Old Clergyman

Svea Holst

Svea Holst

Miss Ester

Käbi Laretei

Käbi Laretei

Aunt Anna von Bohlen

Lena Olin

Lena Olin

Rosa

Gösta Prüzelius

Gösta Prüzelius

Doctor Fürstenberg

Hans Strååt

Hans Strååt

Clergyman at Wedding

Emelie Werkö

Emelie Werkö

Jenny Ekdahl

Marianne Aminoff

Marianne Aminoff

Blenda Vergérus

Mona Andersson

Mona Andersson

Karna

Hans Henrik Lerfeldt

Hans Henrik Lerfeldt

Elsa Bergius

Marrit Ohlsson

Marrit Ohlsson

Malla Tander

Nils Brandt

Nils Brandt

Mr. Morsing

Lars-Owe Carlberg

Lars-Owe Carlberg

Glee Singer

Gus Dahlström

Gus Dahlström

Props Man

Ernst Günther

Ernst Günther

Rector Magnificus

Heinz Hopf

Heinz Hopf

Tomas Graal

Sune Mangs

Sune Mangs

Mr. Salenius

Peter Stormare

Peter Stormare

Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer (uncredited)

Maud Hyttenberg

Maud Hyttenberg

Miss Sinclair

Sven-Erik Jacobsson

Sven-Erik Jacobsson

Glee Singer

Marianne Nielsen

Marianne Nielsen

Selma

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