Comedy ·Family · Sweden · 1973 · 1h 35m

Emil and the Piglet

Emil och griseknoen

Emil and the Piglet poster

Director

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

Crew

Kalle Bergholm — Director of Photography Jan Persson — Editor Georg Riedel — Original Music Composer Astrid Lindgren — Screenplay Astrid Lindgren — Novel Stig Limér — Production Design

Synopsis

Nursing a piglet back to life because it's the runt of the litter earns Emil a friend for life.

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book parent child relationship pig chaos shenanigan father piglet based on children's book ink dentist toothache

Key Collaborators

Olle Hellbom Director Kalle Bergholm Director of Photography Jan Persson Editor Georg Riedel Original Music Composer Astrid Lindgren Screenplay Astrid Lindgren Novel Stig Limér Production Design Inger Pehrsson Costume Design Helena Sporrek Costume Design

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