Pippi Longstocking (1969 film)
- Inger Nilsson: Pippi Longstocking
- Pär Sundberg: Tommy Settergren
- Maria Persson: Annika Settergren
- Margot Trooger: Miss Prysselius
- Hans Clarin: Thunder Karl
- Paul Esser: Blom
- Goethe Grefbo: Policeman sound
- Ulf G. Johnsson: Policeman Kling
- Beppe Wolgers: Captain Longstocking
- Öllegård Wellton: Woman Settergren
- Fredrik Ohlsson: Mr. Settergren
Pippi Longstocking is a movie with Inger Nilsson as Pippi Longstocking in 1969, a film adaptation of Astrid Lindgren for her children's book Pippi Longstocking. Directed by Olle Hellbom. The film was cut together and synchronized only for German-speaking audiences from the eponymous TV series. He started on 9 May 1969 in West German cinemas, while the complete series is only made in 1971. The Swedish- German co-production, is considered the most well-known in German-speaking adaptation of the original. Some changes from the original were taken later in the book because of the high visibility of the film.
The main roles are played by Inger Nilsson ( Pippi ), Pär Sundberg ( Tommy ) and Maria Persson ( Annika ).
Action
The 9 -year-old Tommy and his Settergren one years younger sister Annika live in a small unnamed town in Sweden. In its immediate neighborhood is the "Villa Sundries ". The sisters must each morning on the school run past her and imagine how it would be if there a family would move with children. One day, while the siblings are at school, a little girl with red hair is on her horse "Little Uncle " ridden. She makes herself comfortable together with her monkey " Mr. Nilsson " in the "Villa Sundries " one.
Pippi Tommy and Annika closes with friendship. However, the adults do not see it like that Pippi lives alone. The governess Miss Prysselius, called by Pippi " Prusseliese " Pippi organized a place in the children's home and tried several times to get them there. As it falls short, she calls the police. But Pippi 's not just full of mischief, but also with supernatural powers - and so it proves to be impossible for the police to bring Pippi violently to the orphanage.
Pippi has received from her father a big suitcase full of gold pieces. Of this she buys tons sweets for the children out of the city, and all must be in the toy store to pick out some of their costs. Naturally, word gets around that Pippi has many pieces of gold, and so did the tramp Blom and Thunder-Karlsson get wind. The two try several times to steal the gold case, but Pippi takes them each time before.
After many pranks and adventures Pippi's father Captain Longstocking returns to his daughter. Pippi would like to go with him and his ship " Hoppetosse " on a great journey. But that would mean that they would have to leave Tommy and Annika. And so she decides to stay in the villa Sundries.
Reviews
" A jaunty children's film without pedagogic moralizing, but also misses the poetry and humor of the original. "
" Pippi's adventures were filmed episodic strung together and unimaginative., Except perhaps, the widest possible audience to entertain A colorful and amateurish film, which is by no means unsophisticated and inexpensive way (better: to get bored ) ".
Differences from the original book
- The name part " PFEFFERMINZA " as used in the book was in the television series and movies replaced by " schokominza ".
- Pippi's horse is in the books consistently without a name. In the film, Pippi out of hand Pippi calls her horse again with the Swedish nickname " lilla gubben ", which translates to " little guy " means. In the German dubbed version of it was "Little Uncle ", which is true since in the German-speaking world as the name of the horse.
- Woman Prysselius there is not in the book in the illustrated form. However, there is a teacher who is on the Title Miss.
- In the films Mr. Nilsson is a squirrel monkey instead of a monkey.
Differences for TV series
This film was edited together from episodes of the television series Pippi Longstocking. The German dubbing voice Pippi Longstocking in several films with Inger Nilsson is Andrea L' Arronge while Eva Mattes has synchronized in the series Pippi.
DVD
Pippi Longstocking, Edel Records, 2000, 96 min