Pippi Långstrump (1969)

Director:

Olle Hellbom

Writers:

Astrid Lindgren (novels)
Astrid Lindgren (screenplay)

Release Date:

9 May 1969 (West Germany)

Genre:

Adventure | Family

Plot:

Pippi Longstocking, a child of incredible strength, moves by herself to a Swedish town with her monkey...

Plot Keywords:

Children | Pippi | Based On Novel | Character Name In Title

Cast

Inger Nilsson	...	Pippi Långstrump
Maria Persson	...	Annika
Pär Sundberg	...	Tommy
Margot Trooger	...	Fröken Prysselius
Hans Clarin
Paul Esser
Ulf G. Johnsson	...	Police constable Kling
Göthe Grefbo	...	Police constable Klang
Fredrik Ohlsson	...	Sven Settergren
Öllegård Wellton
Staffan Hallerstam	...	Benke
Lissi Alandh
Meta Velander
Siv Ericks
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Susan Davis	...	Pippi Longstocking (voice)
Beppe Wolgers	...	Kapten Efraim Långstrump

Also Known As:

Pippi Langstrumpf (West Germany)
Pippi Longstocking (USA)

Runtime:

Germany:100 min | USA:99 min

Country:

Sweden | West Germany

Language:

Swedish | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Netherlands:AL | USA:G | West Germany:6

Company:

Beta Film

Trivia:

The monkey in the movie was hated by the entire crew. It bit an electrician's hand and peed on Inger Nilsson who plays Pippi.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Pippi and shipmate flings the cake toppings onto the captains eyes. Pippi flung a red one first and the shipmate flung a white one second. But in the next shot the white one hit the captains eye first and the red one hit second.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Sasquatch Gang (2006)

a Most Fun pirate movie good for kids of all ages

No more likable character than a little red-headed girl who lives alone in a huge old house with her tons of pirate booty. Pippi and her friends Tommy and Anaka get swept away. Their usual activities plundering the local candy shop and in general being small town terrors fly out the door as Pippi gets a message in a bottle and must scramble to find action and adventure on the high seas fighting bad pirates. Pippi's supernatural abilities (high strength, and magic engineering skills) certainly place it in the "fantasy" genre, especially for young children.

Certainly a very good "pirate" movie, and one which is okay for children. Perhaps adults place it in the comedy genre but I personally think it is one of the best pirate movies available. Also see Treasure Island and Sinbad movies if you like this.

This trilogy of movies needs to be converted to DVD.