Pippi Longstocking (1969 TV series)
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Pippi Longstocking (Swedish: Pippi Långstrump) is a Swedish/West German TV series based on Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking children's books. The show ran for thirteen episodes, the first episode being broadcast 8 February 1969 on Sveriges Television.
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Pippi Longstocking | |
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Written by | Astrid Lindgren Olle Hellbom |
Directed by | Olle Hellbom |
Starring | Inger Nilsson Maria Persson Pär Sundberg |
Theme music composer | Jan Johansson |
Opening theme | Here Comes Pippi Longstocking |
Composer | Georg Riedel
Konrad Elfers (German cut) Chrisitan Bruhn (German cut) |
Country of origin | Sweden West Germany |
Original language | Swedish |
No. of episodes | 13 (21 in the German cut) |
Production | |
Producer | Olle Nordemar |
Cinematography | Kalle Bergholm |
Editor | Jan Persson |
Running time | 27 minutes |
Production companies | Nord Art AB Sveriges Radio AB |
Original release | |
Network | Sveriges Television |
Release | 8 February (1969-02-08) – 3 May 1969 (1969-05-03) |
The series' theme song, "Here Comes Pippi Longstocking" ("Här Kommer Pippi Långstrump") was composed by Jan Johansson (in one of his last works, before his death a year before the series aired), with lyrics by Astrid Lindgren. The song was sung by series star Inger Nilsson.[1]