Released:
1982-12-17

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.

Director:
Ingmar Bergman

Runtime:
3h 8min

Genre:
Fantasy, Drama, Mystery

• Cast:
• 
  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