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The Bacchae

The Bacchae

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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.

Directed by Ingmar Bergman
Written by Euripides
Produced by Måns Reuterswärd
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Top Cast

Sylvia Lindenstrand

Sylvia Lindenstrand

Dionysos

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Laila Andersson-Palme

Teiresias

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Sten Wahlund

Kadmos

Peter Mattei

Peter Mattei

Pentheus

A

Anita Soldh

Agaue

B

Berit Lindholm

Alfa

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Paula Hoffman

Beta

C

Camilla Staern

Gamma

E

Ellen Andreassen Jensen

Delta

A

Anna-Marie Mühle

Zeta

About The Bacchae

The Bacchae is a tv movie, drama, music, fantasy film released in 1993. Directed by Ingmar Bergman, it stars Sylvia Lindenstrand, Laila Andersson-Palme, Sten Wahlund. 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.

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