Fanny och Alexander

7.8

188 minutes

12/17/1982

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.

Cast List

Bertil Guve
as Alexander Ekdahl
Pernilla Allwin
as Fanny Ekdahl
Jan Malmsjö
as Bishop Edvard Vergerus
Ewa Fröling
as Emilie Ekdahl
Gunn Wållgren
as Helena Ekdahl
Börje Ahlstedt
as Carl Ekdahl
Anna Bergman
as Hanna Schwartz
Kristina Adolphson
as Siri
Erland Josephson
as Isak Jacobi
Mats Bergman
as Aron Retzinsky
Jarl Kulle
as Gustav Adolf Ekdahl
Allan Edwall
as Oscar Ekdahl
Harriet Andersson
as Justina
Gunnar Björnstrand
as Filip Landahl
Stina Ekblad
as Ismael Retzinsky
Pernilla August
as Maj
Mona Malm
as Alma 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
Marrit Ohlsson
as Malla Tander
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
Marianne Nielsen
as Selma