Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1962)
Nils Holgerssons underbara resa
Based on Selma Lagerlöf's story
A film adaptation of Selma Lagerlöf's classic book about Nils Holgersson, who is a real rascal. As punishment for his mischief, a house elf shrinks him to his size. The farm animals are out for revenge and so Nils must escape on the back of a goose from Skåne in the south to Lapland in the north. During his flight over Sweden, Nils gets to take part in many adventures.
- Date of release
- 1962-09-12
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Adventure, Family
- Director
- Kenne Fant
Casting
- Sven Lundberg — Nils Holgersson
- Max von Sydow — The Father
- Annika Tretow — The Mother
- Jarl Kulle — Mårten Gåskarl (voice)
- Naima Wifstrand — Mor Akka (voice)
- Yvonne Lombard — Dunfin (voice)
- Georg Funkquist — Gorgo (voice)
- Holger Löwenadler — Karl XI (voice)
- Olof Sandborg — Bataki (voice)
- Toivo Pawlo — Smirre Fox (voice)
- Åke Fridell — Dog on Leash (voice)
- Erik Hell — The Hunter
Interesting facts
- Based on: The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Adventures of Nils Holgersson is a 1962 Swedish film directed by Kenne Fant and is based on the novel The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Selma Lagerlöf. It was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival.
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