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Section: Literature in Film - The Club of Heroes
Pippi in the South Seas (1970)
While their parents are on vacation, siblings Tommy and Annika spend time with their great friend Pippi Long Stockings at her Villa Villekulla. One day, Pippi finds a bottle with a letter from her father Captain Ephraim, warning about his capture by a band of evil pirates in their castle on the island of Porto Piluse, so they can find the secret location of his treasure. Pippi, Tommy and Annika set out for Porto Piluse to save Pippi's father before he has to reveal where the treasure is.
| Country | Sweden, Germany |
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| Year | 1970 |
| Duration | 86 min |
| Rating | 8 |
| Language | English |
| Subtitle | Simultanneous translation into |
| Directed by | Olle Hellbom |
| Director of Photography | Kalle Bergholm |
| Music | Jan Johansson, Georg Riedel |
| Edited by | Jan Persson, Jutta Schweden |
| Contact | Studio100 Media GmbH |
Biography
A Swedish director, producer and screenwriter best known for his films and TV series based on books by A. Lindgren, e.g. Emil of Lönneberga (Emil i Lönneberga, 1971), a series of films about Pippi Longstocking (1969-1970), and The Brothers Lionheart (Bröderna Lejonhjärta, 1977).
Literature, Friendship, Teamwork, Childhood, Action + Adventure, Fantasy