"Glowing, magnificent, enchanting."

1984- 1985

1 Seasons

4 Episodes

8.3(151 votes)

Ended

Drama

Overview

Through the eyes of ten-year-old Alexander, we witness the delights and conflicts of the Ekdahl family, a sprawling bourgeois clan in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Sweden.

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Pernilla Allwin

Fanny Ekdahl

Bertil Guve

Alexander Ekdahl

Ewa Fröling

Emilie Ekdahl

Jarl Kulle

Gustav Adolf Ekdahl

Börje Ahlstedt

Carl Ekdahl

Gunn Wållgren

Helena Ekdahl

Ernst Günther

Rector Magnificus

Sune Mangs

Mr. Salenius (Actor)

Pernilla Wahlgren

Esmeralda

Creative team

Created by: Ingmar Bergman
Produced by: Jörn Donner

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