Pippi in the South Seas (1970)

With the help of her friends Tommy and Annika, Pippi Longstocking ventures to the South Pacific island Porto Piluse to rescue her father, who was captured by ruthless pirates.

Director:

Olle Hellbom

Writers:

Fred Ladd, Astrid Lindgren (manuscript)

Stars:

Inger Nilsson, Maria Persson, Pär Sundberg

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Inger Nilsson	...	Pippi Långstrump
Maria Persson	...	Annika
Pär Sundberg	...	Tommy
Beppe Wolgers	...	Kapten Långstrump
Martin Ljung	...	Jocke med kniven
Jarl Borssén	...	Blod-Svente (as Jarl Borsén)
Alfred Schieske	...	Innkeeper
Wolfgang Völz	...	Oscar
Nikolaus Schilling	...	Kalle
Staffan Hallerstam	...	Marko
Öllegård Wellton	...	Annika's mother
Fredrik Ohlsson	...	Annika's father
Tor Isedal	...	Pedro
Håkan Serner	...	Franko

Storyline

With their parents on vacation, Tommy and Annika spend time with their wonderful friend Pippi Longstocking at her cottage Villa Villekulla, until she finds a bottle with a message from her father Captain Efraim Longstocking, who warns her that he was captured by a band of evil pirates led by Blood-Svente and Jock the Knife, who hold him prisoner in their castle on the island of Porto Piluse, so they can find the secret location of his treasure. Pippi, Tommy and Annika then travel to Porto Piluse to rescue her father before he is forced to reveal the whereabouts of his treasure...

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Plot Keywords:

child | supernatural power | treasure | pirate | island | 

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Taglines:

Pippi, Tommy och Annika på jakt efter bortrövade pappa i ett härligt, spännande piratäventyr i Söderhavet. (Pippi, Tommy and Annika are on the hunt for their kidnapped father in a wonderful, exciting pirate adventure in the South Pacific.)

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

Sweden West Germany

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

1 September 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pippi in the South Seas

Filming Locations:

57°37'02.7"N 18°16'34.4"E

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beta Film, Iduna Film Produktiongesellschaft, Nord Art

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.55 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original Swedish title of this film translates in English to "Pippi Longstocking on the Seven Seas." The literal translations of some of this film's foreign language titles include "Pippi in Taka-Tuka-Land" (Germany), "Pippi Longstocking and the Pirates of Taka-Tuka" (Italy), "Pippi on Treasure Island" (Japan), "Pippi South Sea" (Estonia), "Pippi Longstocking in Taka-Tuka-Land" (Netherlands), "Pippi Longstocking Goes to Sea" (Norway), and "Pippi in the Patagonian" (Hungary).

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Goofs

When Pippi, Tommy and Annika hide in the well, all three sit in shoulder-deep water for several hours. Yet, when they finally climb out, the kids are bone-dry.

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Quotes

Annika: Mum would not like this AT ALL.
Pippi Långstrump: Your Mum's a little odd, isn't she?

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Alternate Versions

Ending Credits:

• In the original Swedish version, Pippi ends the film by singing the film's theme song, "Sjörövarfabbe" ("Pirate Fabbe"), which continues after fadeout over a black screen. (In current home video releases in Sweden, a credit roll in yellow text was added over the black screen after fadeout.)
• The German version has Pippi instead singing the "Hey, Pippi Longstocking" theme song, which continues after fadeout over a black screen.
• The US version has Pippi singing the "Pippi Longstocking" theme song, which continues after fadeout, with a white "The End" appearing over black, and the song is cut off (crossfaded) with the final fadeout.

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Connections

Follows Pippi Longstocking (1969)

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Soundtracks

Merja Mojsi
(Jocke the Knife sings a folk song with his pirate troops)
Composed by Georg Riedel
Lyrics by Astrid Lindgren
Performed by Martin Ljung

User Reviews

The best of the series

This movie is very well-done, even with the limited special effects of the 70's. I mean, how often do you see a bed with a balloon tied to it flying through the air? Anyway, the special effects aren't the only thing good about it. It also has a pretty good plot, even if it stretches the book a little. If you've seen "Pippi On the Run" or "Pippi Longstocking" but not this, you probably think, "Meh, the series is OK, but not all that good." You're wrong. This is Inger Nilsson at her finest. She gets to beat up big bad pirates for a good portion of the movie. She especially seems to scare Jacque the Knife. I won't give anything else away. go out and see if you can find this movie at Blockbuster.