The Bacchae

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 9, 1993

Original language

Swedish

Spoken languages

Swedish

Countries

Sweden

Production

SVT

Cast

Peter Stormare,Sten Wahlund,Anita Soldh,Peter Mattei,Paula Hoffman,Camilla Staern,Anna-Marie Mühle,Eva Österberg,Sylvia Lindenstrand,Ellen Andreassen Jensenand 3 more

Director

Ingmar Bergman

Writer

Euripides

Producer

Måns Reuterswärd

Cinematography

Wulf Meseke,Sven-Åke Visén,Per Norén,Raymond Wemmenlöv

Music

Daniel Börtz

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0313247