Pippi on the Run

Pippi on the Run
File:Pippi4 gip.jpg The original 1977 film poster
Directed by	Olle Hellbom
Produced by	Olle Nordemar
Written by	Astrid Lindgren (novel and screenplay)
Starring	Inger Nilsson Maria Persson Pär Sundberg
Music by	Christian Bruhn Georg Riedel
Edited by	Jan Persson Jutta Schweden
Distributed by	Beta Film
Release dates	November 14, 1970 (1970-11-14) (Sweden) 1977 (USA)
Running time	93 min.
Country	Sweden West Germany
Language	Swedish

Pippi on the Run (original title: På rymmen med Pippi Långstrump) is a 1970 Swedish movie, based on the eponymous children's books by Astrid Lindgren with the cast of the 1969 TV series Pippi Longstocking. It was released in the USA in 1977.

Plot

Fed up with their strict parents, Tommy and Annika run away from home, with their friend Pippi Longstocking to look after them in their long trek.

Cast

• Inger Nilsson – Pippi Longstocking
• Pär Sundberg – Tommy
• Maria Persson – Annika
• Hans Alfredson – Konrad/Farm Supervisor
• Öllegård Wellton – Tommy and Annika's mother
• Fredrik Ohlsson – Tommy and Annika's father
• Jan Nygren – Angry Old Man/Farmer
• Benno Sterzenbach – Police Constable
• Anders Håkansson – Kalle
• Mikael Asp – Olle
• Patrick Asp – Frasse
• Robert Håkansson – Lasse
• Kajsa Dandenell – Pisse Nisse

See also

• Pippi Longstocking – The character
• Pippi Longstocking – The TV series

External links

• Pippi on the Run at IMDb