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Hannah and Her Sisters ()


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Between two Thanksgivings two years apart, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.

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Lee
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April
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Elliot
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Hannah
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Holly
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Norma
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Evan
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Frederick (as Max Von Sydow)
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Mickey
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Paul
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Mary
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Larry
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Gail
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Ed Smythe
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Writer
Rusty Magee ...
Ron
Allen DeCheser ...
Hannah's Twins
Artie DeCheser ...
Hannah's Twins
Ira Wheeler ...
Dr. Abel
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Dr. Wilkes
Tracy Kennedy ...
Brunch Guest
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Dr. Grey
Benno Schmidt ...
Dr. Smith
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Carol
Maria Chiara ...
Manon Lescaut
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Dusty
Stephen De Fluiter ...
Dr. Brooks (as Stephen deFluiter)
The 39 Steps ...
Rock Band
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Bobby Short
Rob Scott ...
Drummer
Beverly Peer ...
Bass Player
Daisy Previn ...
Hannah's Children
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Hannah's Children
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Theater Manager
Carrotte ...
Theater Executive
Mary Pappas ...
Theater Executive
Bernie Leighton ...
Audition Pianist
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Father Flynn
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Mickey's Mother
Leo Postrel ...
Mickey's Father
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Hostess
William Sturgis ...
Elliot's Analyst
Daniel Haber ...
Krishna
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Mavis
John Doumanian ...
Thanksgiving Guest
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Thanksgiving Guest
Irwin J. Tenenbaum ...
Thanksgiving Guest (as Irwin Tenenbaum)
Amy Greenhill ...
Thanksgiving Guest
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Thanksgiving Guest
Marje Sheridan ...
Thanksgiving Guest
Ivan Kronenfeld ...
Lee's Husband
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Thomas C. Adams ...
Street Walk Bumper
Chris Barry ...
Vocalist - The 39 Steps (uncredited)
Michael Bramon ...
Drummer - The 39 Steps (uncredited)
Thomas Brogan ...
NYC pedestrian (uncredited)
Joe Cerratto ...
Bass Player - The 39 Steps (uncredited)
Chaturatma Dasa ...
Hare Krishna (uncredited)
Saradiya Devi Dasi ...
Hare Krishna (uncredited)
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SoHo Art Gallery Patron (uncredited)
Pierre Major ...
Guitarist - The 39 Steps (uncredited)
Branden Marlowe ...
Church Guest (uncredited)
Richard 'Rasatala' Masla ...
Hare Krishna (uncredited)
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Teacher (uncredited)
Richard Paul ...
Guitarist - The 39 Steps (uncredited)
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Thanksgiving Guest (uncredited)
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Norman (uncredited)
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David (uncredited)

Directed by

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Woody Allen

Written by

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Woody Allen ... (written by)

Produced by

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Robert Greenhut ... producer (produced by)
Charles H. Joffe ... executive producer
Jack Rollins ... executive producer
Gail Sicilia ... associate producer

Cinematography by

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Carlo Di Palma ... director of photography

Editing by

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Susan E. Morse

Editorial Department

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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

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Juliet Taylor

Production Design by

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Stuart Wurtzel

Set Decoration by

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Carol Joffe

Costume Design by

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Jeffrey Kurland

Makeup Department

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Fern Buchner ... makeup designer
Romaine Greene ... hair designer
Craig Lyman ... key makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Ezra Swerdlow ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Sally Andrews ... dga trainee
Ken Ornstein ... second assistant director
Thomas A. Reilly ... first assistant director (as Thomas Reilly)

Art Department

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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

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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

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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

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Ellen Lewis ... casting assistant
Todd Thaler ... additional casting (as Todd Michael Thaler)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Mark Burchard ... wardrobe supervisor: men's
Patricia Eiben ... wardrobe supervisor: women's

Location Management

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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

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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

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Kay Chapin ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Harry J. Leavey ... transportation captain (as Harry Leavey)
Patrick Hogan ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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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)

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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
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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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Also Known As
  • Hannah et ses soeurs (France)
  • Hannah und ihre Schwestern (Germany)
  • Hannah i les seves germanes (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Hannah y sus hermanas (Spain)
  • 汉娜姐妹 (China, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 107 min
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Box Office

Budget $6,400,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $1,265,826, 09 Feb 1986

Did You Know?

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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.
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