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Pippi Longstocking (1969 Film)
''Pippi Longstocking'' (original German title: ''Pippi Langstrumpf'') is a 1969 Swedish/ West German movie, based on the eponymous children's books by Astrid Lindgren with the cast of the 1969 TV series ''Pippi Longstocking''. The film consisted of re-edited footage from the TV series featuring a new soundtrack. It was produced by Beta Film, one of the German co-producers of the original show, while the Swedish TV series was still in post-production and has never been presented in Sweden. The movie was followed by ''Pippi Goes on Board'', released later in the same year. It was released in the US in 1973. Plot A mysterious young girl, Pippi Longstocking, moves into the abandoned Villa Villekulla. The redheaded Pippi, living alone but for a monkey called Mr. Nilsson and her horse Little Old Man, befriends two neighboring children, Tommy and Annika. Soon inseparable companions, the three youngsters embark upon a series of colorful escapades, which turn the small Swedish town upside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olle Hellbom
Nils Olof "Olle" Hellbom (8 October 1925 – 5 June 1982) was a Swedish film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is most famous for directing films based on novels by Astrid Lindgren. His 1960 film '' Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn'' was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival. In 1978 at the 14th Guldbagge Awards he won the award for Best Director for his film '' The Brothers Lionheart''. He died of stomach cancer. Filmography Director * 1957 - '' Mästerdetektiven Blomkvist lever farligt'' * 1959 - '' Raggare!'' * 1960 - '' Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn'' (TV movie) * 1964 - '' Vi på Saltkråkan'' (TV series) * 1964 - '' Tjorven, Båtsman och Moses'' * 1965 - '' Tjorven och Skrållan'' * 1966 - '' Tjorven och Mysak'' * 1967 - '' Skrållan, Ruskprick och Knorrhane'' * 1969 - ''Pippi Longstocking (1969 TV series)'' (TV series) * 1970 - '' Pippi Långstrump på de sju haven'' * 1970 - '' På rymmen med Pippi Långstrump'' * 1971 - '' Emil i Lönneberga'' * 1972 - ''Ny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beppe Wolgers
John Bertil "Beppe" Wolgers (10 November 1928 – 6 August 1986) was a Swedish author, poet, translator, lyricist, actor, entertainer and artist. Career Wolgers was born in Stockholm, Sweden and was the son of forest ranger John Wolgers and Gerda (née Korsgren). He attended Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia, United States from 1947 to 1948 and Poppius journalistskola and Otte Skölds målarskola from 1946 to 1947. Wolgers was a journalist at ''Stockholms-Tidningen'' from 1960 to 1961. Wolgers had also exhibits together with Ernfrid Bogstedt. He wrote about a thousand songs and specialized in putting Swedish lyrics to foreign tunes like " Walkin' My Baby Back Home", " Waltz for Debby", "Dat Dere", "Eleanor Rigby", "Take Five" and " Bachianas brasileiras" no 5. He also made several books and films for children, and did a famous series as a slightly crazy goodnight story teller for children in Swedish television 1968–74 and, as notable, the father of Pippi Longstock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Films
The year 1969 in film involved some significant events, with ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' dominating the U.S. box office and becoming one of the highest-grossing films of all time and ''Midnight Cowboy'', a film rated X, winning the Academy Award for Best Picture. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1969 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 14 - Louis F. Polk Jr. becomes president and CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer *February 23 - Madhubala dies due to a congenital heart disease, at age 36. * June 22 - American singer and actress Judy Garland dies at age 47 of an accidental barbiturate overdose in London. * July 8 - Kinney National Services Inc. acquire substantially all of the assets of Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. * July 13 - Al Pacino's film debut ('' Me, Natalie''). * Summer - Last year for prize giving at the Venice Film Festival until it is revived in 1980. From 1969 to 1979, the festival is non-competitive. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cool Hand Luke
''Cool Hand Luke'' is a 1967 American prison drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg, starring Paul Newman and featuring George Kennedy in an Oscar-winning performance. Newman stars in the title role as Luke, a prisoner in a Florida prison camp who refuses to submit to the system. Set in the early 1950s, it is based on Donn Pearce's 1965 novel '' Cool Hand Luke''. Roger Ebert called ''Cool Hand Luke'' an anti-establishment film shot during emerging popular opposition to the Vietnam War. Filming took place within California's San Joaquin River Delta region; the set, imitating a prison farm in the Deep South, was based on photographs and measurements made by a crew the filmmakers sent to a Road Prison in Gainesville, Florida. The film uses Christian imagery. Upon its release, ''Cool Hand Luke'' received favorable reviews and was a box-office success. It cemented Newman's status as one of the era's top actors, and was called the "touchstone of an era". Newman was nominated fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorelai Gilmore
Lorelai Victoria Gilmore is a fictional character in The WB dramedy television series ''Gilmore Girls''. Portrayed by actress Lauren Graham, she appeared in every episode of the show from the pilot in 2000 to the series finale in 2007. Lorelai is introduced as a young single mother of a teenage daughter, Rory. Lorelai has a strained relationship with her wealthy parents, Richard and Emily, after running away as a teen to raise her daughter on her own. Lorelai remains estranged from her parents for many years, until the events of the pilot episode, where she asks her parents for help with paying Rory's tuition. Her parents agree, on the condition that she visits them for dinner every Friday. Besides an on-again, off-again relationship with Rory's father, Christopher Hayden, Lorelai had a few romantic relationships that included Max Medina, a teacher at Rory's school, Chilton, to whom she was briefly engaged; Alex Lesman, an outdoorsy coffee house entrepreneur; Jason Stiles, a ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rory Gilmore
Lorelai Leigh "Rory" Gilmore is a fictional character from the WB/ CW television series ''Gilmore Girls'' portrayed by Alexis Bledel. She first appeared in the pilot episode of the series on October 5, 2000 and appeared in every episode until the series finale on May 15, 2007. Bledel's performance throughout the series' run earned her a Young Artist Award, a Family Television Award and two Teen Choice Awards. She also received nominations for an ALMA Award, a Satellite Award, and a Saturn Award. Background Rory is the only daughter of Lorelai Gilmore, and the first-born daughter of Christopher Hayden. She was born October 8, 1984 in Hartford, Connecticut, at 4:03am. Every year at that exact time, Lorelai wakes Rory up to tell her the story of her birth. Because Lorelai gave birth to Rory when she was only sixteen, the two are more like friends than mother and daughter. Rory shares her mother's taste in junk food, coffee, movies, music, and much more. She spent her first months li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilmore Girls (season 5)
The fifth season of ''Gilmore Girls'', an American dramedy television series, began airing on September 21, 2004, on The WB. The season concluded on May 17, 2005, after 22 episodes. The season aired Tuesday nights at 8/7c. On May 17, 2005, The WB announced that the show was renewed for a sixth season. Overview The season picks up at the exact point the previous season ended, with Lorelai embarking on a relationship with Luke and Rory beginning an affair with married Dean. Having finally admitted they are separated, Richard and Emily formalise things by having Richard move into the pool house, with the girls splitting Friday nights between the two of them. Dean's marriage to Lindsay comes to an abrupt end when she finds a letter Rory wrote to him about their night together. He and Rory try dating again but have difficulty spending time together and quickly split for good. Christopher reveals that Sherry has left him to look after Georgia alone and asks Lorelai for help. Rory asks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staffan Hallerstam
Staffan Hallerstam (born 21 May 1957 in Stockholm) is a Swedish actor and physician. He is father to Leo Hallerstam. When Hallerstam became an adult, he participated in include ''Gamle Adam'' and ''Min käre man'' at Vasateatern in Stockholm and he participated in '' Bamse'' at Fria teatern in Högdalen in Stockholm. Under the 1980s and 1990s Hallerstam dubbed voices in particular '' Duck Tales'', where he dubbed the voices to Huey, Dewey and Louie until Monica Forsberg took over. After that he became a doctor, which he is until present. Filmography * 1995 – ''Casper'' (voice) * 1994 - ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (voice) * 1993 – ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' (voice) * 1992 – ''Biker Mice from Mars'' (voice) * 1992 – '' Dog City'' (voice) * 1990 - ''The Rescuers Down Under'' (voice) * 1986 - ''Silver Fang'' (voice) * 1982 - '' Zoombie'' * 1981 - '' Operation Leo'' * 1974 - ''Världens bästa Karlsson'' * 1972 - ''The Man Who Quit Smoking'' * 1970 - '' Pippi in the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Öllegård Wellton
Ingeborg Viola ÖllegÃ¥rd Wellton-Hell (née Wellton; 18 April 1932 – 26 June 1991) was a Swedish actress. She was married to actor Erik Hell from 1960 until his death in 1973. She studied at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1950–53 and was engaged at the Royal Dramatic Theatre until 1956. After 1956 she was engaged at many theatres, among them Östgötateatern and Riksteatern. As film actor she is well known as Tommy's and Annika's mother in '' Pippi Longstocking''. Selected filmography * ''Hammarforsens brus'' (1948) * ''Folket i fält'' (1953) * ''A Night in the Archipelago'' (1953) *''Unmarried Mothers'' * '' The Mistress'' (1962) * ''I Am Curious (Yellow) ''I Am Curious (Yellow)'' (, meaning "I Am Curious: A Film in Yellow") is a 1967 Swedish erotic drama film written and directed by Vilgot Sjöman, starring Sjöman and Lena Nyman. It is a companion film to 1968's ''I Am Curious (Blue)''; the t ...'' (1967) * '' Pippi Longstocking'' (1969–1973, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredrik Ohlsson
Carl Fredrik Walter Ola Ohlsson (born 12 June 1931) is a Swedish actor. In 1956 he won a scholarship to Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where he made his stage debut as Tesman with Siân Phillips as Hedda Gabler 1957. Opening at The Duke of York's Theatre in London 3 December 1957. Later at Det Nye Teatret in Oslo and at The Vanbrugh, RADA The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Se .... He has a long career in Swedish Television, Film and Theatre. For several years he was a member or of the ensemble at The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm Sweden. References External links * Swedish male television actors Living people 1931 births Alumni of RADA People from Ulricehamn Municipality {{Sweden-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göthe Grefbo
Göthe Grefbo (30 October 1921 – 17 May 1991) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 70 films and television shows between 1948 and 1989. Selected filmography * ''Janne Vängmans bravader'' (1948) - Railroad worker (uncredited) * ''Eva'' (1948) - Ticket Collector (uncredited) * ''Janne Vängman pÃ¥ nya äventyr'' (1949) - Enok Holm * ''Two Stories Up'' (1950) - Salvation Army Lieutenant * ''Restaurant Intim'' (1950) - Restaurant guest (uncredited) * ''Regementets ros'' (1950) - Chief of guards (uncredited) * '' Defiance'' (1952) - Young man (uncredited) * ''Farlig kurva'' (1952) - Frasse Svensson * '' Summer with Monika'' (1953) - Lagerarbetare hos Forsbergs * ''Barabbas'' (1953) - Man at Christian Meeting (uncredited) * '' The Road to Klockrike'' (1953) - Emigrant som tas av polisen (uncredited) * ''We Three Debutantes'' (1953) - Janitor at Svensk PlÃ¥temalj (uncredited) * '' Stupid Bom'' (1953) - Pettersson, city accountant * ''Dance in the Smoke'' (1954) - Consta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulf G
Ulf, or Ulv is a masculine name common in Scandinavia and Germany. It derives from the Old Norse word for "wolf" (''úlfr'', see Wulf). The oldest written record of the name's occurrence in Sweden is from a runestone of the 11th century. The female form is Ylva. The given name Ulf was relatively popular during the 20th century, but by the 21st century mostly fell out of fashion. Notable people * Ulf the Earl, brother-in-law of Cnut the Great and regent of Denmark * Ulf Adelsohn, Swedish politician, former leader of Moderata Samlingspartiet and county governor of Stockholm * Ulf Andersson, Swedish chess player * Ulf Björlin (1933-1993), Swedish conductor, composer, pianist, arranger, music producer * Ulf Dahlén, Swedish ice hockey player * Ulf Ekberg, Swedish pop musician * Ulf Ekman, Swedish pastor, leader of Livets Ord * Ulf Eriksson, Swedish footballer * Ulf von Euler, Swedish physiologist * Ulf Fase Swedish jarl during the Middle Ages * Ulf Friberg (born 1962), Swedish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
