Movie · 1982
Fanny and Alexander
Released 17 December 1982 188 min Fantasy / Drama / Mystery More from 1982 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Gunnar Björnstrand
as Filip Landahl
Gunn Wållgren
as Helena Ekdahl
Marianne Aminoff
as Blenda Vergérus
Gösta Prüzelius
as Doctor Fürstenberg
Erland Josephson
as Isak Jacobi
Allan Edwall
as Oscar Ekdahl
Jarl Kulle
as Gustav Adolf Ekdahl
Axel Düberg
as Witness to Bishop's Death
Jan Malmsjö
as Bishop Edvard Vergerus
Harriet Andersson
as Justina
Sune Mangs
as Mr. Salenius
Heinz Hopf
as Tomas Graal
Kristina Adolphson
as Siri
Börje Ahlstedt
as Carl Ekdahl
Anna Bergman
as Hanna Schwartz
Mats Bergman
as Aron Retzinsky
Ewa Fröling
as Emilie Ekdahl
Peter Stormare
as Young Man Who Helps Isak with Coffer
Stina Ekblad
as Ismael Retzinsky
Pernilla August
as Maj
Pernilla Allwin
as Fanny Ekdahl
Bertil Guve
as Alexander Ekdahl
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The numbers
61years between the oldest and youngest billed
73Gunnar Björnstrand — oldest on the call sheet
12Bertil Guve — youngest billed
45average age of the credited cast