The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975)

Original title

Flåklypa Grand Prix

Directed by

Ivo Caprino

Genre

family film

Country

Norway

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

6

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 106 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A clever inventor living in a small village builds a racing car to compete in a grand prix. His loyal friends help him face challenges and rival racers.

whimsicalcheerfullightheartedplayfulinventivenostalgicgentlecozy

What happens

The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (Norwegian: Flåklypa Grand Prix) is a 1975 Norwegian stop-motion-animated sports film directed by Ivo Caprino. It is based on characters from a series of books by Norwegian cartoonist and author Kjell Aukrust. It is the most widely seen Norwegian film of all time, having sold some 5 million tickets since its release to a population which currently numbers just over 5 million. The film sold 28 million movie tickets in the former Soviet Union. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

• Tut og kjør (1975)
• Olsenbandens siste bedrifter (1975)
• Glade vrinsk (1975)
• The Junkmen (1975)
• Louis & Luca - The Big Cheese Race (2015)
• Trost i taklampa (1955)
• Sønner av Norge kjøper bil (1962)
• Mormor og de åtte ungene i byen (1977)