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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... See more »

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Dionysos
Laila Andersson-Palme ...
Teiresias
Sten Wahlund ...
Kadmos
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Pentheus
Anita Soldh ...
Agaue
Berit Lindholm ...
Alfa
Paula Hoffman ...
Beta
Camilla Staern ...
Gamma
Ellen Andreassen Jensen ...
Delta (as Ellen Andreassen)
Anne-Marie Mühle ...
Zeta
Kristina Hammarström ...
Eta
Eva Österberg ...
Lambda
Carina Morling ...
Xi
Amelie Fleetwood ...
Rho
Lena Hoel ...
Sigma
Ingrid Tobiasson ...
Omega
Carl Magnus Dellow ...
The Soldier
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The Shepherd
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The Messenger
Kicki Bramberg ...
Teiresia's escort
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mariane Orlando ...
Talatta

Directed by

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Ingmar Bergman

Written by

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Göran O. Eriksson ... (libretto)
 
Euripides ... (play)
 
Jan Stolpe ... (libretto)

Produced by

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Måns Reuterswärd ... producer

Music by

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Daniel Börtz

Cinematography by

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Wulf Meseke
Per Norén
Sven-Åke Visén
Raymond Wemmenlöv

Editing by

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Sylvia Ingemarsson

Editorial Department

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Jan Askelöf ... editor: video

Production Design by

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Mette Möller
Lennart Mörk

Costume Design by

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Mette Möller

Makeup Department

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Suzanne Bergmark ... makeup artist
Carin Blum ... makeup artist
Cecilia Drott ... makeup artist
John Kindahl ... makeup artist (as John 'Janne' Kindahl)
Christina Sjöblom ... makeup artist
Nina Spjuth ... makeup artist
Lotta Ulfung ... makeup artist

Art Department

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Kjell Björk ... props
Jan-Erik Savela ... property master

Sound Department

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Bertil Eriksson ... sound
Lennart Jacobsson ... sound mixer
Kjell Klingemark ... sound

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Lars Söderberg ... special effects
Artur Zonabend ... special effects

Music Department

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Kjell Ingebretsen ... conductor

Additional Crew

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Ingmar Bergman ... stage director
Donya Feuer ... choreographer

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Plot Summary

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. An opera composed by Daniel Börtz. Filmed for TV. Written by Ulf Kjell Gür

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Also Known As
  • The Bacchae (World-wide, English title)
  • Las Bacantes (Spain)
  • Вакханки (Russia)
  • Bakchantės (Lithuania)
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Runtime
  • 140 min
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Movie Connections Remade as The Bacchae (2002). See more »

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