Underplayed Gems

Pippi Goes on Board (1969)

Pippi Goes on Board poster
Original title
Här kommer Pippi Långstrump
Directed by
Olle Hellbom
Genre
fantasy film, comedy film, children's film
Country
Germany, Sweden
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
G
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 98 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Pippi Longstocking and her friends Tommy and Annika have more adventures together. The movie is made up of scenes from a TV series that don't have a single connected story.

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What happens

Pippi Goes on Board (original German title: Pippi geht von Bord, Swedish title: Här kommer Pippi Långstrump) is a 1969 Swedish/West German film, 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. It was produced by Beta Film, one of the German co-producers of the TV series after the success of their first compilation movie Pippi Longstocking, using scenes and episodes not used in the first film. Despite its title, the film has little-to-nothing to do with the book of the same name in terms of story. The movie was eventually released in Sweden in 1973, where it has been poorly received, due to its disjointed continuity compared to the TV series. It was released in the US in 1975. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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