Pippi Longstocking (1969 TV series)

Pippi Longstocking
TV Series (1969) DVD cover
Written byAstrid Lindgren
Olle Hellbom
Directed byOlle Hellbom
StarringInger Nilsson
Maria Persson
Pär Sundberg
Theme music composerJan Johansson
Opening themeHere Comes Pippi Longstocking
ComposerGeorg Riedel

Konrad Elfers (German cut)

Chrisitan Bruhn (German cut)
Country of originSweden
West Germany
Original languageSwedish
No. of episodes13 (21 in the German cut)
Production
ProducerOlle Nordemar
CinematographyKalle Bergholm
EditorJan Persson
Running time27 minutes
Production companiesNord Art AB

Sveriges Radio AB
Svensk Filmindustri
Beta Film
Hessischer Rundfunk
Iduna Film Produktiongesellschaft

ORF
Original release
NetworkSveriges Television
Release8 February (1969-02-08) –
3 May 1969 (1969-05-03)
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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.

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]

  1. ^ "Pippi Longstocking".