Emil and the Piglet

Emil and the Piglet (Swedish: Emil och griseknoen) is a 1973 Swedish film, the third of three films based on the Emil i Lönneberga books written by Astrid Lindgren. At the 10th Guldbagge Awards in 1974, Allan Edwall won the award for Best Actor.^[2]

Emil och griseknoen
Swedish DVD cover
Directed by	Olle Hellbom
Written by	Astrid Lindgren
Based on	Emil i Lönneberga by Astrid Lindgren
Produced by	Olle Nordemar
Starring	Jan Ohlsson Lena Wisborg Allan Edwall Emy Storm Björn Gustafson Maud Hansson
Narrated by	Astrid Lindgren
Music by	Georg Riedel
Release date	6 October 1973 (1973-10-06)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish
Box office	SEK 3.4 million (Sweden)[1]

Cast

• Jan Ohlsson as Emil Svensson
• Lena Wisborg as Ida Svensson
• Allan Edwall as Anton Svensson
• Emy Storm as Alma Svensson
• Björn Gustafson as Alfred
• Maud Hansson as Lina
• Georg Årlin as the priest
• Carsta Löck as Krösa-Maja
• Hannelore Schroth as fru Petrell
• Jan Nygren as the auctioneer in Backhorva
• Pierre Lindstedt as Bulten i Bo
• Göthe Grefbo as Kråkstorparn
• Wilhelm Clason as Bastefallarn
• Curt Masreliez as a Good Templar
• Hans-Eric Stenborg as a Good Templar
• Sven Holmberg as a Good Templar
• Gisela Hahn as the lady teacher

References

1. "Money Films - Sweden". Variety. May 8, 1974. p. 215.
2. "Emil och griseknoen (1973)". Swedish Film Institute. 4 March 2014.

External links

• Emil and the Piglet at IMDb
• Emil and the Piglet at the Swedish Film Institute Database