The Bacchae (Backanterna) 30 years old

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.

Credits

The Bacchae Cast

Name Character
Peter Stormare He was 39, now 70 years old as The Messenger
Peter Mattei He was 27, now 58 years old as Pentheus

The Bacchae Crew

Name Department
Sylvia Ingemarsson as Editor. She was 43 (now 74) years old Editing
Euripides as Author. Writing
Måns Reuterswärd as Producer. He was 61 (now 91) years old Production
The Bacchae poster
The Bacchae (30 years)

  • Release day: Friday, April 09, 1993
  • Runtime: 140 minutes