''Pippi in the South Seas'' (original Swedish title: ''Pippi Långstrump på de sju haven'') is a
1970
Events
January
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Swedish
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
/
West German
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Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (; ; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on- ...
and sequel of the 1969 TV series ''
Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking ( sv, Pippi Långstrump) is the fictional main character in an eponymous series of children's books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Pippi was named by Lindgren's daughter Karin, who asked her mother for a get-well story wh ...
''. The movie was followed by ''
Pippi on the Run
''Pippi on the Run'' (original Swedish title: ''På rymmen med Pippi Långstrump'') is a 1970 Swedish/West German movie, sequel of '' Pippi in the South Seas'' with the cast of the 1969 TV series ''Pippi Longstocking''. It is the last entry in the ...
'', released later in the same year. It was released in the US in 1974.
Synopsis
Pippi, with friends Tommy and Annika, adventures on the
South Seas
Today the term South Seas, or South Sea, is used in several contexts. Most commonly it refers to the portion of the Pacific Ocean south of the equator. In 1513, when Spanish conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa coined the term ''Mar del Sur'', ...
to hunt for her father, who has been kidnapped by
pirates
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.
Cast
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Inger Nilsson
Karin Inger Monica Nilsson (born 4 May 1959) is a Swedish actress and singer. She is a former child actress. She is primarily known for her portrayal of Pippi Longstocking in the Swedish-produced TV series of the same name during 1969 which was ...
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 Ge ...
-Captain Efraim Longstocking
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Martin Ljung
Martin Vilhelm Ljung (15 August 1917, in Notviken, Luleå – 30 September 2010, in Stockholm) was a Swedish comedian, actor and singer.Jarl Borssén-Blood-Svente
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Öllegård Wellton
Ingeborg Viola Öllegård 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&ndas ...
-Annika's and Tommy's Mother
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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 Yo ...
-Annika's and Tommy's Father
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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 a ...
-Marko
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Tor Isedal
Tor Isedal (20 July 1924 – 18 February 1990) was a Swedish actor on stage, screen and television. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1952 and 1990. One of his sons is Swedish actor Ola Isedal.
Partial filmography
* ''She Came Like ...
-Pedro
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Håkan Serner
John Gunnar Håkan Serner (1 September 1933 in Malmö – 25 October 1984 in Stockholm) was a Swedish actor.
Family
He was nephew to Frank Heller, and stepfather to Malin Gjörup.
Awards
In 1977 Serner received the award for Best Actor at t ...
-Franco
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Alfred Schieske
Alfred Schieske (6 September 1908 – 14 July 1970) was a German actor.
Career
Schieske was born in Stuttgart, the son of a German father and a French mother. He studied acting with Willy Reichert made his stage debut at the Staatstheater Stut ...
-Pirate
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Wolfgang Völz
Wolfgang Otto Völz (16 August 1930 – 2 May 2018) was a German actor. He is known for his roles in theatre plays, TV shows, feature films (especially German films based on Edgar Wallace works) and taped radio shows. He was also a very prolifi ...
Olle Nordemar
Olof Harry "Olle" Nordemar (25 July 1914 – 18 February 1999) was a Swedish film director, film editor, film producer, cinematographer and screenwriter. Nordemar is best known as the producer behind Olle Hellbom's films based on novels by Astrid ...
Carl Schwartz
August Ferdinand Carl Schwartz DD (1817–1870) was a Hebrew Christian clergyman and minister of the Free Church of Scotland serving in Amsterdam and London.
Life
He was born on 20 January 1817 in Meseritz in Prussia, now Międzyrzec Podlaski in ...
Thor Heyerdahl
Thor Heyerdahl KStJ (; 6 October 1914 – 18 April 2002) was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany and geography.
Heyerdahl is notable for his ''Kon-Tiki'' expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000& ...
-Pirate
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Arne Ragneborn
Arne Ragneborn (13 July 1926 – 5 January 1978) was a Swedish actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in 23 films between 1944 and 1976. Ragneborn starred in the film '' Leva på 'Hoppet, which won the Silver Bear (Comedies) ...
-Pirate
*
Douglas
Douglas may refer to:
People
* Douglas (given name)
* Douglas (surname)
Animals
* Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking
*Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civi ...