Sweden / Apr 09, 1993
The Bacchae (1993)
Directed by Ingmar Bergman
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2h 20min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The young wine god Dionysus returns to his native town of Thebes after having established his cult in the east. In his entourage, he has a run of Bacchantes. Semele, his mother, was distrusted by her family when she claimed that Zeus was the father of her child. Dionysus has come to restore her, revealing his divinity, and require proper worship of the Theban legion.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Camilla Staern | Gamma |
| Ellen Andreassen Jensen | Delta |
| Anna-Marie Mühle | Zeta |
| Kristina Hammarström | Eta |
| Peter Stormare | The Messenger |
| Eva Österberg | Lambda |
Genres
TV MovieDramaMusicFantasy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Backanterna |
| Original language | svenska (SV) |
| Spoken languages | svenska |
| Production countries | Sweden |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | SVT |
| Release date | 9 aprile 1993 |
| Production | Måns Reuterswärd |
| Writer | Euripides |
| Editing | Sylvia Ingemarsson |
| Cinematography | Sven-Åke Visén, Per Norén, Raymond Wemmenlöv, Wulf Meseke |
| Assistant directors | Ingmar Bergman |
| Camera operators | Sven-Åke Visén, Per Norén, Raymond Wemmenlöv, Wulf Meseke |
| Additional photography | Sven-Åke Visén, Per Norén, Raymond Wemmenlöv, Wulf Meseke |
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| Production design | Mette Möller, Lennart Mörk |
| Art direction | Mette Möller, Lennart Mörk |
| Set decoration | Mette Möller, Lennart Mörk |
| Music | Daniel Börtz, Bertil Eriksson, Kjell Klingemark |
| Sound | Bertil Eriksson, Kjell Klingemark, Daniel Börtz |
| Costume design | Mette Möller, Suzanne Bergmark, Carin Blum, Cecilia Drott, John Kindahl, Christina Sjöblom, Nina Spjuth, Lotta Ulfung |
| Makeup | Suzanne Bergmark, Carin Blum, Cecilia Drott, John Kindahl, Christina Sjöblom, Nina Spjuth, Lotta Ulfung, Mette Möller |
| Hairstyling | Suzanne Bergmark, Carin Blum, Cecilia Drott, John Kindahl, Christina Sjöblom, Nina Spjuth, Lotta Ulfung, Mette Möller |
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