- The Brothers Lionheart (film)
Infobox Film
name = The Brothers Lionheart
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director =Olle Hellbom
producer =Olle Nordemar Olle Hellbom
writer =Astrid Lindgren
starring =Staffan Götestam Lars Söderdahl Allan Edwall Gunn Wållgren Folke Hjort Per Oscarsson
music =Björn Isfält Lasse Dahlberg
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distributor =Svensk Filmindustri
released =September 23 ,1977
runtime = 102 min
country =Sweden
language = Swedish
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imdb_id = 0075790"The Brothers Lionheart" ( _sv. Bröderna Lejonhjärta) is a 1977 Swedish film directed by
Olle Hellbom and based on the book "The Brothers Lionheart " byAstrid Lindgren . It won Sweden'sGuldbagge Award for Best Direction in 1978. cite web
title = Awards for "Bröderna Lejonhjärta" (1977)
url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075790/awards
accessdate = 2008-07-07 ]Cast
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Lars Söderdahl as Karl Lion(heart) ("Skorpan")
*Staffan Götestam as Jonatan Lion(heart)
*Allan Edwall as Mattias
*Gunn Wållgren as Sofia
*Folke Hjort as Jossi
*Per Oscarsson as Orvar
*Tommy Johnson as Hubert
*Jan Nygren as Veder
*Micha Gabay as Kader
*Georg Årlin asTengil Production
The film was shot in Sweden,
Denmark andIceland . Filming locations includedStockholm andSkåne County in Sweden,Århus inJutland , and _is.Þingvellir in Iceland. [ cite web
title = Filming locations for "Bröderna Lejonhjärta" (1977)
url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075790/locations
accessdate = 2008-07-08 ]Reception
Box office
In Sweden, the film grossed SEK 8,963,000 at the box office. cite web
title = Box office / business for "Bröderna Lejonhjärta" (1977)
url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075790/business
accessdate = 2008-07-07 ] Its screenings were attended by 553,000 people.Critical response
The film was well-received by Swedish critics.cite journal
last = Holmlund
first = Christine
title = Pippi and Her Pals
journal =Cinema Journal
volume = 42.2
issue = Winter 2003
pages = 14
year = 2003] Often interpreting the film in contemporary terms, they compared Staffan Götestam's portrayal of Jonatan toChe Guevara , and Georg Årlin's portrayal of Tengil toHitler ,Stalin ,Pinochet ,Richard Nixon andSaddam Hussein .Awards
* 1978
Guldbagge Award for Best Direction (Olle Hellbom)
* 1978Berlin International Film Festival , OCIC Award (Special Mention):* Golden Berlin Bear nomination (Olle Hellbom)
* 1982 Fantafestival, Best Direction (Olle Hellbom)References
External links
*imdb title|0075790|The Brothers Lionheart
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