
About
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 E...
Cast

Bertil Guve
Alexander Ekdahl

Pernilla Allwin
Fanny Ekdahl

Allan Edwall
Oscar Ekdahl

Ewa Fröling
Emilie Ekdahl

Erland Josephson
Isak Jacobi

Jan Malmsjö
Bishop Edvard Vergerus

Gunn Wållgren
Helena Ekdahl

Börje Ahlstedt
Carl Ekdahl

Harriet Andersson
Justina
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Lists
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Steven Jay Schneider
#55 on 1,000 greatest films They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?
Awards
Oscar for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Oscar for Best Costume Design
Oscar for Best Cinematography Sven Nykvist
Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film