Fanny and Alexander

7.8
Moderate
19823h 8m

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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.

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Bertil Guve

Alexander Ekdahl

Pernilla Allwin - Fanny Ekdahl in Fanny and Alexander

Pernilla Allwin

Fanny Ekdahl

Jan Malmsjö - Bishop Edvard Vergerus in Fanny and Alexander

Jan Malmsjö

Bishop Edvard Vergerus

Ewa Fröling - Emilie Ekdahl in Fanny and Alexander

Ewa Fröling

Emilie Ekdahl

Gunn Wållgren - Helena Ekdahl in Fanny and Alexander

Gunn Wållgren

Helena Ekdahl

Börje Ahlstedt - Carl Ekdahl in Fanny and Alexander

Börje Ahlstedt

Carl Ekdahl

Anna Bergman - Hanna Schwartz in Fanny and Alexander

Anna Bergman

Hanna Schwartz

Kristina Adolphson - Siri in Fanny and Alexander

Kristina Adolphson

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829 ratings. The score is reasonably stable but could shift up to 0.09 as more ratings come in.

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Movie Info

Release Date

December 17, 1982

Runtime

3h 8m

Genres

Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

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