Fanny and Alexander
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As children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny (Pernilla Allwin) and Alexander (Bertil Guve) 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 (Ewa Fröling), marries a stern bishop (Jan Malmsjö). 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.

1982 · 3h 8m
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Starring Pernilla Allwin, Bertil Guve, Erland Josephson
Director Ingmar Bergman

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Cast & Crew

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    Pernilla Allwin
    Fanny Ekdahl
  • Bertil Guve
    Alexander Ekdahl
  • Erland Josephson
    Isak Jacobi
  • Gunn Wållgren
    Helena Ekdahl
  • Allan Edwall
    Oscar Ekdahl
  • Ewa Fröling
    Emilie Ekdahl
  • Peter Stormare
    Actor
  • Jan Malmsjö
    Bishop Edvard Vergerus
  • Lena Olin
    Rosa
  • Harriet Andersson
    Justina
  • Jarl Kulle
    Gustav Adolf Ekdahl

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Fanny and Alexander

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As children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny (Pernilla Allwin) and Alexander (Bertil Guve) 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 (Ewa Fröling), marries a stern bishop (Jan Malmsjö). 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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Studio
Cinematograph AB
Released
1982
Run Time
3 hr 8 min
Rated
16+
Regions of Origin
Sweden, Germany, France, El Salvador
© 1982 AB Svensk Filmindustri

Languages

Original Audio
Swedish, Swedish (Sweden), English, Yiddish, German
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