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Backanterna

  • TV Movie
  • 1993
  • 2h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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Peter Stormare in Backanterna (1993)
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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 distrust... Read allThe 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... Read allThe 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. ... Read all

  • Director
    • Ingmar Bergman
  • Writers
    • Göran O. Eriksson
    • Euripides
    • Jan Stolpe
  • Stars
    • Sylvia Lindenstrand
    • Laila Andersson-Palme
    • Sten Wahlund
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    84
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    • Director
      • Ingmar Bergman
    • Writers
      • Göran O. Eriksson
      • Euripides
      • Jan Stolpe
    • Stars
      • Sylvia Lindenstrand
      • Laila Andersson-Palme
      • Sten Wahlund
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Sylvia Lindenstrand
    Sylvia Lindenstrand
    • Dionysos
    Laila Andersson-Palme
    • Teiresias
    Sten Wahlund
    • Kadmos
    Peter Mattei
    Peter Mattei
    • 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
    Per Mattsson
    Per Mattsson
    • The Shepherd
    • Director
      • Ingmar Bergman
    • Writers
      • Göran O. Eriksson
      • Euripides
      • Jan Stolpe
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      Remade as The Bacchae (2002)

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    • Release date
      • April 9, 1993 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • Sweden
    • Official site
      • Ingmar Bergman (Sweden)
    • Language
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • The Bacchae
    • Production company
      • Sveriges Television (SVT)
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      2 hours 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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