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Astrid Lindgrens jul

Astrid Lindgrens jul

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Drama

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A collection of well-known Christmas scenes from a number of classic screen versions of Astrid Lindgren's beloved children's books. "Astrid Lindgren's Christmas" includes scenes from "Pippi Longstocking", "Ronia the Robber's Daughter", "Brenda Brave" ("Kajsa Kavat"), "Lotta on Troublemaker Street", "Emil of Lönneberga" and more.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Runtime

59 mins

Rating

8.5/10

Release Date

01 December 1999

Country

Sweden

Cast

Jan Ohlsson

Jan Ohlsson

Emil (archive footage)

Inger Nilsson

Inger Nilsson

Pippi (archive footage)

Hanna Zetterberg

Hanna Zetterberg

Ronja Rövardotter (archive footage)

Björn Gustafson

Björn Gustafson

Alfred (archive footage)

Maria Persson

Maria Persson

Annika (archive footage)

Pär Sundberg

Pär Sundberg

Tommy (archive footage)

Grete Havnesköld

Grete Havnesköld

Lotta (archive footage)

Margot Trooger

Margot Trooger

Miss Prysselius (archive footage)

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