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Fanny and Alexander (1983)
- R
- 06/17/1983 (US)
- Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
- 3h 8m
Overview
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.
Ingmar Bergman
Director, WriterCast
![Pernilla Allwin's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/nbe5bEuz4cJHmDbp0X98UxvFfqS.jpg)
Pernilla Allwin
Fanny Ekdahl![Bertil Guve's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/7Prd1krAmY9MQ8lzuW2u3ecqAQQ.jpg)
Bertil Guve
Alexander Ekdahl![Jan Malmsjö's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/w1x4KhyWndGgZYw772algFd1JBC.jpg)
Jan Malmsjö
Bishop Edvard Vergerus![Börje Ahlstedt's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/vTSfBV4IY1DozY70l3M3oy5K6sH.jpg)
Börje Ahlstedt
Carl Ekdahl![Anna Bergman's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/nbfWVE92DyRi2b0iqgKwNQcO8Jc.jpg)
Anna Bergman
Hanna Schwartz![Gunn Wållgren's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/4kZzWGj7avObRin7drWAiE0AnQ9.jpg)
Gunn Wållgren
Helena Ekdahl![Kristina Adolphson's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/mmEjKI41WmeSUaIEJvsBjt8jJZv.jpg)
Kristina Adolphson
Siri![Erland Josephson's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/dopG1nAzyT23DMAPyPoUuwbZs4a.jpg)