Fanny and Alexander

Fanny and Alexander

188 mins | Drama, Mystery, Fantasy | Dec. 17, 1982

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.

Fanny and Alexander

188 mins | Drama, Mystery, Fantasy | Dec. 17, 1982

Fanny and Alexander
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.
IMDb rating 8.1
Producers Gaumont, Tobis, Svenska Filminstitutet, SVT, Cinematograph AB, Personafilm
Original title Fanny och Alexander
Directors Ingmar Bergman
Writers Ingmar Bergman

Cast

Bertil Guve

as Alexander Ekdahl

Pernilla Allwin

as Fanny Ekdahl

Allan Edwall

as Oscar Ekdahl

Ewa Fröling

as Emilie Ekdahl

Erland Josephson

as Isak Jacobi

Jan Malmsjö

as Bishop Edvard Vergerus

Gunn Wållgren

as Helena Ekdahl

Börje Ahlstedt

as Carl Ekdahl

Harriet Andersson

as Justina

Gunnar Björnstrand

as Filip Landahl

Stina Ekblad

as Ismael Retzinsky

Mats Bergman

as Aron Retzinsky

Mona Malm

as Alma Ekdahl

Jarl Kulle

as Gustav Adolf Ekdahl

Christina Schollin

as Lydia Ekdahl

Kerstin Tidelius

as Henrietta Vergerus

Inga Ålenius

as Lisen

Hugo Hasslo

as Glee Singer

Kristian Almgren

as Putte Ekdahl

Carl Billquist

as Police Superintendent Jespersson

Axel Düberg

as Witness to Bishop's Death

Siv Ericks

as Alida

Patricia Gélin

as Statue

Majlis Granlund

as Miss Vega

Maria Granlund

as Petra Ekdahl

Eva von Hanno

as Berta

Sonya Hedenbratt

as Aunt Emma

Olle Hilding

as Old Clergyman

Svea Holst

as Miss Ester

Käbi Laretei

as Aunt Anna von Bohlen

Lena Olin

as Rosa

Gösta Prüzelius

as Doctor Fürstenberg

Hans Strååt

as Clergyman at Wedding

Emelie Werkö

as Jenny Ekdahl

Marianne Aminoff

as Blenda Vergérus

Mona Andersson

as Karna

Hans Henrik Lerfeldt

as Elsa Bergius

Marianne Nielsen

as Selma

Marrit Ohlsson

as Malla Tander

Anna Bergman

as Hanna Schwartz

Nils Brandt

as Mr. Morsing

Lars-Owe Carlberg

as Glee Singer

Gus Dahlström

as Props Man

Ernst Günther

as Rector Magnificus

Heinz Hopf

as Tomas Graal

Sune Mangs

as Mr. Salenius

Peter Stormare

as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer (uncredited)

Maud Hyttenberg

as Miss Sinclair

Sven-Erik Jacobsson

as Glee Singer