SYNOPSIS: Ingmar Bergman has described Fanny and Alexander as “the sum total of my life as a filmmaker.” And in this, the full-length (312-minute) version of his triumphant valediction, his vision is expressed at its fullest. Originally broadcast on Swedish television in 1984, in four episodes, Bergman’s preferred rendition of Fanny and Alexander reinstates two hours worth of material trimmed from the theatrical version. The Criterion Collection is proud to present the complete, uncut Fanny and Alexander for the first time on home video in the U.S.
| Oscar Ekdahl | Allan Edwall |
| Emilie Ekdahl | Ewa Fröling |
| Gustav Adolf Ekdahl | Jarl Kulle |
| Alexander Ekdahl | Bertil Guve |
| Alma Ekdahl | Mona Malm |
| Fanny Ekdhal | Pernilla Allwin |
| Lydia Ekdhal | Christina Schollin |
| Maj | Pernilla August |
| Helena Ekdhal | Gun Wällgren |
| Bishop Edvard Vergerus | Jan Malmsjö |
| Justina | Harriet Andersson |
| Blenda Vergerus | Marianne Aminoff |
| Henrietta Vergerus | Kerstin Tidelius |
| Isaac Jacobi | Erland Josephson |
| Ismael | Stina Ekblad |
| Aron | Mats Bergman |
| Director | Ingmar Bergman |
| Screenplay | Ingmar Bergman |
| Executive producer | Jörn Donner |
| Cinematography | Sven Nykvist |
| Assistant director | Peter Schildt |
| Production manager | Katinka Farago |
| Editing | Sylvia Ingemarsson |
| Costume design | Marik Vos |
| Sound | Björn Gunnarsson, Lars Liljeholm, Bo Persson and Owe Svensson |
| Art director | Anna Asp |
| Set decorator | Susanne Lingheim |
| Music | Daniel Bell |
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