The Bacchae
1993, Swedish. Directed by Ingmar Bergman.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Swedish
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- Released
- 9 April 1993
- Original title
- Backanterna
- Country
- Sweden
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The Bacchae runs 140 minutes (2h 20m).
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The Bacchae isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 April 1993. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Bacchae?
The Bacchae (1993) was directed by Ingmar Bergman and stars Sylvia Lindenstrand, Laila Andersson-Palme, Sten Wahlund.