Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
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- PG-13
- 1h 47min
- Comedy, Drama
- 14 Mar 1986 (USA)
- Movie
- Won 3 Oscars. Another 24 wins & 27 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Barbara Hershey | ... |
Lee
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Carrie Fisher | ... |
April
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Michael Caine | ... |
Elliot
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Mia Farrow | ... |
Hannah
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Dianne Wiest | ... |
Holly
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Maureen O'Sullivan | ... |
Norma
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Lloyd Nolan | ... |
Evan
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Max von Sydow | ... |
Frederick
(as Max Von Sydow)
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Woody Allen | ... |
Mickey
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Lewis Black | ... |
Paul
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus | ... |
Mary
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Christian Clemenson | ... |
Larry
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Julie Kavner | ... |
Gail
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J.T. Walsh | ... |
Ed Smythe
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John Turturro | ... |
Writer
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Rusty Magee | ... |
Ron
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Allen DeCheser | ... |
Hannah's Twins
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Artie DeCheser | ... |
Hannah's Twins
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Ira Wheeler | ... |
Dr. Abel
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Richard Jenkins | ... |
Dr. Wilkes
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Tracy Kennedy | ... |
Brunch Guest
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Fred Melamed | ... |
Dr. Grey
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Benno Schmidt | ... |
Dr. Smith
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Joanna Gleason | ... |
Carol
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Maria Chiara | ... |
Manon Lescaut
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Daniel Stern | ... |
Dusty
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Stephen De Fluiter | ... |
Dr. Brooks
(as Stephen deFluiter)
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The 39 Steps | ... |
Rock Band
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Bobby Short | ... |
Bobby Short
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Rob Scott | ... |
Drummer
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Beverly Peer | ... |
Bass Player
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Daisy Previn | ... |
Hannah's Children
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Moses Farrow | ... |
Hannah's Children
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Paul Bates | ... |
Theater Manager
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Carrotte | ... |
Theater Executive
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Mary Pappas | ... |
Theater Executive
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Bernie Leighton | ... |
Audition Pianist
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Ken Costigan | ... |
Father Flynn
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Helen Miller | ... |
Mickey's Mother
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Leo Postrel | ... |
Mickey's Father
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Susan Gordon-Clark | ... |
Hostess
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William Sturgis | ... |
Elliot's Analyst
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Daniel Haber | ... |
Krishna
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Verna O. Hobson | ... |
Mavis
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John Doumanian | ... |
Thanksgiving Guest
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Fletcher Previn | ... |
Thanksgiving Guest
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Irwin J. Tenenbaum | ... |
Thanksgiving Guest
(as Irwin Tenenbaum)
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Amy Greenhill | ... |
Thanksgiving Guest
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Dickson Shaw | ... |
Thanksgiving Guest
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Marje Sheridan | ... |
Thanksgiving Guest
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Ivan Kronenfeld | ... |
Lee's Husband
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Thomas C. Adams | ... |
Street Walk Bumper
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Chris Barry | ... |
Vocalist - The 39 Steps (uncredited)
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Michael Bramon | ... |
Drummer - The 39 Steps (uncredited)
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Thomas Brogan | ... |
NYC pedestrian (uncredited)
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Joe Cerratto | ... |
Bass Player - The 39 Steps (uncredited)
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Chaturatma Dasa | ... |
Hare Krishna (uncredited)
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Saradiya Devi Dasi | ... |
Hare Krishna (uncredited)
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Jon Hayden | ... |
SoHo Art Gallery Patron (uncredited)
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Pierre Major | ... |
Guitarist - The 39 Steps (uncredited)
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Branden Marlowe | ... |
Church Guest (uncredited)
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Richard 'Rasatala' Masla | ... |
Hare Krishna (uncredited)
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Stephanie Rascoe Myers | ... |
Teacher (uncredited)
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Richard Paul | ... |
Guitarist - The 39 Steps (uncredited)
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Soon-Yi Previn | ... |
Thanksgiving Guest (uncredited)
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Tony Roberts | ... |
Norman (uncredited)
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Sam Waterston | ... |
David (uncredited)
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Directed by
Woody Allen |
Written by
Woody Allen | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Robert Greenhut | ... | producer (produced by) |
Charles H. Joffe | ... | executive producer |
Jack Rollins | ... | executive producer |
Gail Sicilia | ... | associate producer |
Cinematography by
Carlo Di Palma | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Susan E. Morse |
Editorial Department
Nicole Holofcener | ... | apprentice film editor |
Richard Nord | ... | assistant film editor |
Suzanne Pillsbury | ... | assistant film editor |
Tom San Martin | ... | negative matcher (uncredited) |
Arnold Shuster | ... | negative matcher (uncredited) |
Casting By
Juliet Taylor |
Production Design by
Stuart Wurtzel |
Set Decoration by
Carol Joffe |
Costume Design by
Jeffrey Kurland |
Makeup Department
Fern Buchner | ... | makeup designer |
Romaine Greene | ... | hair designer |
Craig Lyman | ... | key makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Ezra Swerdlow | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sally Andrews | ... | dga trainee |
Ken Ornstein | ... | second assistant director |
Thomas A. Reilly | ... | first assistant director (as Thomas Reilly) |
Art Department
Pasquale Grossi | ... | set: Segment from the opera 'Manon Lescaut' by Puccini |
Dan Leigh | ... | assistant: to Mr. Wurtzel |
James Mazzola | ... | property master |
James Sorice | ... | standby scenic artist |
Dave Weinman | ... | set dresser |
Frank Didio | ... | head carpenter (uncredited) |
Ron Petagna | ... | construction coordinator (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Lee Dichter | ... | re-recording mixer: Sound One Corporation |
Noreen Evans | ... | assistant sound editor |
Jack Fitzstephens | ... | sound editor |
Les Lazarowitz | ... | production sound mixer |
Tod A. Maitland | ... | sound recordist (as Tod Maitland) |
Linda Murphy | ... | boom operator |
Marko A. Costanzo | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Ronald Burke | ... | dolly grip |
Vincent Delaney | ... | best boy (as Vin Delaney) |
Brian Hamill | ... | still photographer |
Douglas C. Hart | ... | assistant cameraman |
Jamie Jacobson | ... | additional photography (as Jamie Jacobsen) |
Dick Mingalone | ... | camera operator |
Robert Paone | ... | second assistant cameraman (as Bob Paone) |
Ray Quinlan | ... | gaffer |
Robert Ward | ... | key grip (as Bob Ward) |
Garrett Brown | ... | steadicam operator (uncredited) |
Chris Hammond | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Douglas Pellegrino | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Ellen Lewis | ... | casting assistant |
Todd Thaler | ... | additional casting (as Todd Michael Thaler) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mark Burchard | ... | wardrobe supervisor: men's |
Patricia Eiben | ... | wardrobe supervisor: women's |
Location Management
Nicholas Bernstein | ... | location scout |
Timothy M. Bourne | ... | location manager (as Timothy Marshall Bourne) |
Barbara Heller | ... | location scout |
Sandy Nelson | ... | location coordinator |
Ora Ramat | ... | location scout |
Dana Robin | ... | location scout |
Mario Iscovich | ... | location manager (uncredited) |
Eitan Weinreich | ... | location production assistant (uncredited) |
Music Department
Georgi Badev | ... | performer: "Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra: |
The Choir of the Church of The Transfiguration | ... | choir |
Greg Fulginiti | ... | music engineer |
John Gordon Morris | ... | choirmaster |
Script and Continuity Department
Kay Chapin | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Harry J. Leavey | ... | transportation captain (as Harry Leavey) |
Patrick Hogan | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Kris Cole | ... | production staff |
James A. Davis | ... | production staff (as James Davis) |
Pam Gartrell | ... | production staff |
Richard Guay | ... | assistant production auditor |
Joseph Hartwick | ... | production auditor |
Amy Herman | ... | assistant production coordinator |
Carlo Maestrini | ... | director: Segment from the opera 'Manon Lescaut' by Puccini |
Jane Read Martin | ... | assistant: to Mr. Allen |
Tom McKinley | ... | associate: to Mr. Kurland |
Helen Robin | ... | production coordinator |
Hillary Rollins | ... | production staff |
Angela Salgado | ... | production staff |
Judson Schwartz | ... | production staff (as Jud Schwartz) |
Carl Turnquest Jr. | ... | projectionist |
Dennis Kear | ... | stand-in: Woody Allen (uncredited) |
Grant Harper Reid | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Eitan Weinreich | ... | Italy opera shoot researcher/coordinator (uncredited) |
Thanks
Marshall Arisman | ... | the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank for their assistance: Frederick's oils courtesy of |
Randall Rupert | ... | the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank for their assistance: Frederick's drawings courtesy of |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Orion Pictures (1986) (United States) (theatrical) (as An Orion Pictures Release)
- Kinosto (1986) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1986) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Laurenfilm (1986) (Spain) (theatrical) (as Lauren Films)
- Nova Film (1986) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Rank Film Organization (1986) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1986) (Australia) (theatrical)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1986) (Australia) (video)
- HBO/Cannon Video (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (1987) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (1987) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
- Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (United States) (video)
- Image Entertainment (1987) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1992) (Finland) (tv)
- Esselte Video (1988) (Finland) (VHS)
- LK-TEL (Argentina) (VHS)
- Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1998) (Finland) (tv)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Gativideo (2002) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Gativideo (2002) (Argentina) (VHS) (re-edited)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Nelonen (2006) (Finland) (tv)
- Blu Shine (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
- FS Film (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
- Fabulous Films (2023) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Fabulous Films (2023) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Canvas (2016) (Belgium) (tv)
- LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Computer Opticals (art cards)
- Associates and Ferren (opticals)
- The Official House (titles)
- Teatro Regio di Torino (filmed at: Segment from the opera 'Manon Lescaut' by Puccini)
- Tirelli Costumi (costumes: Segment from the opera 'Manon Lescaut' by Puccini)
- AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)
- Alta Marea Productions (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)
- CBS Robbins Catalog (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)
- Chappell & Company (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)
- General Camera Corporation (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)
- Lee Lighting America (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)
- On Location Education (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)
- Panavision (camera equipment provided by)
- Sound One (re-recording mixer)
- Summit Waterproofing & Restoration (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)
- Sundance Film Festival (festival)
- The Mayor's Office of Filmatre & Broadcasting (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank the following for their assistance)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Hannah, Holly, and Lee are adult sisters from a show business family, their boozy actress mother who still believes she's an ingénue that can attract any man she wants, despite still being married to the girls' father, Evan. Hannah, on her second marriage to a man named Elliot, a financial advisor, is the success of the family, taking a break from her acting career to raise her children. Everyone turns to her for advice, while she never talks to others about what she needs or feels. Her first husband, Mickey, is a comedy show writer and hypochondriac, who is going through a crisis as he mistakenly believes he will die soon without a clear belief, as a non-practicing Jew, of what will happen to him in the afterlife. Single Holly is the insecure flaky sister, a struggling and thus continually unemployed actress, who has just started a catering business with her actress friend April, in order to do something constructive with her life. In her own security, Hannah even set up Holly and Mickey together following her own break-up with Mickey, Holly and Mickey's sole date which arguably was the worst night in both their lives. Holly turns to Hannah for everything in her life, including money, despite feeling Hannah overly judgmental about her failures. It's during a catering job that Holly and April meet David, an architect, who seems interested in both of them. Holly's insecurities may threaten her potential relationship with David and friendship with April. Lee, who collects unemployment, is metaphorically the family's piece of clay waiting for the right artist to mold her. She has long lived with artist Frederick, who has contempt for everyone except her, and as such relies on her for whatever his connection to the outside world. This already complex collective becomes even more complex when Elliot contemplates telling Lee that he has fallen in love with her. His attraction to her is as much feeling unneeded by Hannah, who he does not want to hurt regardless of what he decides to do with respect to Lee. Written by Huggo |
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Box Office
Budget | $6,400,000 (estimated) |
Opening Weekend United States | $1,265,826, 09 Feb 1986 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Many of Hannah's scenes were filmed in Mia Farrow's apartment. Woody Allen said that Farrow once had the eerie experience of turning on the television, stumbling upon a broadcast of the movie, and seeing her own apartment on television, while she was sitting in it. See more » |
Goofs | Mickey's audiometry doctor tells him he has a loss of hearing in the "high decibels" region. He clearly meant "high frequency" region, as "high decibels" refers to increased loudness. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Power/Down and Out in Beverly Hills/Hannah and Her Sisters/The Best of Times (1986). See more » |
Soundtracks | Sola, perduta abbandonata See more » |
Quotes |
Frederick:
It's been ages since I sat in front to the TV. Just changing channels to find something. You see the whole culture. Nazis, deodorant salesmen, wrestlers, beauty contests, a talk show. Can you imagine the level of a mind that watches wrestling, huh? But the worst are the fundamentalist preachers. Third grade con men telling the poor suckers that watch them that they speak with Jesus, and to please send in money. Money, money, money! If Jesus came back and saw what's going on in his name, he'd never stop throwing up. See more » |