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Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Langstrumpf)
After little Pippi loses her father Captain Longstocking on the high seas, she moves again to the Villa Kunterbunt with the horse Little Uncle and the little monkey Mr Nilsson. There she quickly conquers the hearts of the children next door Tommy and Annika who welcome some more variety to their lives. The three friends get tangled up in ever wilder adventures. Wherever Pippi turns up, she always causes unrest and chaos. The teacher of the village school is not the only one aghast at the behaviour of the cheeky little girl. The well-known pompous ass Mrs Prysselius tries in desperation to have the girl put into the local children's home. Even with the help of the two policemen Kling and Klang she isn't able to do this, and then Captain Longstocking turns up saying he wants to take his daughter to sea with him. But, as she says goodbye, Pippi realises that she'd much prefer to stay with Tommy and Annika and happily returns to Villa Kunterbunt. Now Pippi Longstocking's adventures with her friends can really begin...
Clive Smith began his film career in 1964 in the London animation studio Group Two. In 1967, Smith moved to Canada to work as an animator and designer for Al Guest and Vladimir Geotzleman. He was hired by Steven Spielberg and Tim Burton to direct the animation series Family Dog as well as the first Star Wars special, A Wookie's Christmas, for George Lucas. He has also been involved in the making of the animated feature Rock & Rule, TV specials Cosmic Christmas and The Devil and Daniel Mouse as well as series like Babar, The Adventures of Tintin, Rupert, Beetlejuice.Director Clive Smith
Screenplay Catharina Stackelberg
Editor Noda Tsamardos
Music by Anders Berglund
Producers Waldemar Bergendahl, Hasmi Giakoumis, Merle-Anne Ridley, Michael Schaack
Production Companies AB Svensk Filmindustri/Stockholm, Beta Cinema/Oberhaching, TFC Trickompany/Hamburg, in co-production with Nelvana Enterprises/Toronto, with the voices of Melissa Altro, Catherine O'Hara, Carole Pope, Dave Thomas
Length 75 min, 2,400 m
Format 35 mm, color
Dubbed Versions German
Original Version English
Sound Technology Stereo
Festival Screenings Luebeck 97, Brussels 98: Animation, Houston 98, Annecy 98, Singapur 98, Hiroshima98, Espinho 98: in competition
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