Pippi Longstocking (1969 TV series)
| Pippi Longstocking | |
|---|---|
TV Series (1969) DVD cover | |
| Written by | Astrid Lindgren Olle Hellbom |
| Directed by | Olle Hellbom |
| Starring | Inger Nilsson Maria Persson Pär Sundberg |
| Theme music composer | Jan Johansson |
| Opening theme | Here Comes Pippi Longstocking |
| Composer | Georg Riedel
Konrad Elfers (German cut) Chrisitan Bruhn (German cut) |
| Country of origin | Sweden West Germany |
| Original language | Swedish |
| No. of episodes | 13 (21 in the German cut) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Olle Nordemar |
| Cinematography | Kalle Bergholm |
| Editor | Jan Persson |
| Running time | 27 minutes |
| Production companies | Nord Art AB, Sveriges Radio AB, Svensk Filmindustri, Beta Film, Hessischer Rundfunk, Iduna Film Produktiongesellschaft, ORF |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sveriges Television |
| Release | 8 February – 3 May 1969 |
Pippi Longstocking (Swedish: Pippi Långstrump) is a Swedish/West German TV series based on Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking children's books. The show ran for thirteen episodes, the first episode being broadcast 8 February 1969 on Sveriges Television.
The series' theme song, "Here Comes Pippi Longstocking" ("Här Kommer Pippi Långstrump") was composed by Jan Johansson (in one of his last works, before his death a year before the series aired), with lyrics by Astrid Lindgren. The song was sung by series star Inger Nilsson.