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Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

PG_13 103 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Romance  -   7 February 1986 (USA)
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Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.

Director:

Woody Allen

Writer:

Woody Allen
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Barbara Hershey ...
Lee
Carrie Fisher ...
Michael Caine ...
Mia Farrow ...
Dianne Wiest ...
Maureen O'Sullivan ...
Lloyd Nolan ...
Max von Sydow ...
Frederick (as Max Von Sydow)
Woody Allen ...
Lewis Black ...
Julia Louis-Dreyfus ...
Christian Clemenson ...
Julie Kavner ...
J.T. Walsh ...
John Turturro ...
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Storyline

During a Thanksgiving Day party we make aquaintance with a numerous and problematic family. The leading characters are three sisters: Lee, the woman of Frederick, an old misanthrope painter; Holly, who dreams of becoming a writer, or an actress, or who knows who...; Hannah, famous actress, beautiful, intelligent, good mother, good wife, good sister, in short perfect, the pivot of the family. The balance begins to break up when Hannah's husband, Elliot, falls in love with Lee, who leaves Frederick. Holly goes through a deep crisis and meets Mickey, the former husband of Hannah, a hipocondriac TV producer. The affairs evolve and at the last Thanksgiving ... Written by Maurizio Semolic <semolic@oat.ts.astro.it>  

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Plot Keywords:

Thanksgiving | Actress | Writer | Hypochondriac | Painter  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Hannah y sus hermanas See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$6,400,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,265,826 (USA) (9 February 1986) (54 Screens)

Gross:

$40,084,041 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Woody Allen was originally going to have a more downbeat ending, but the studios asked him to make it more upbeat. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: Dolly tracks visible when the camera pulls back in the living room. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Elliot: God, she's beautiful. She's got the prettiest eyes. She looks so sexy in that sweater. I just want to be alone with her and hold her and kiss her and tell her how much I love her and take care of her. Stop it you idiot, she's your wife's sister. But I can't help it...
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Connections

Referenced in Runaway: A Road Adventure (2002) See more »

Soundtracks

"You Made Me Love You"
(1913)
Music by James V. Monaco
Lyrics by Joseph McCarthy
Performed by Harry James
Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc See more »