This is a list of media based on work by Astrid Lindgren.
Live action film
Films based on Lindgren's works
| Year |
English Title |
Original Title |
Director |
Country |
References |
| 1947 |
Bill Bergson, Master Detective |
Mästerdetektiven Blomkvist |
Rolf Husberg |
Sweden |
|
| 1949 |
Pippi Longstocking |
Pippi Långstrump |
Per Gunvall |
Sweden |
|
| 1953 |
Bill Bergson and the White Rose Rescue |
Mästerdetektiven och Rasmus |
Rolf Husberg |
Sweden |
|
| 1955 |
– |
Luffaren och Rasmus |
Rolf Husberg |
Sweden |
|
| 1956 |
– |
Rasmus, Pontus och Toker |
Stig Olin |
Sweden |
|
| 1957 |
Bill Bergson Lives Dangerously |
Mästerdetektiven Blomkvist lever farligt |
Olle Hellbom |
Sweden |
|
| 1960 |
The Children of Bullerbyn Village |
Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn |
Olle Hellbom |
Sweden |
|
| 1961 |
Pippi Longstocking (Shirley Temple's Storybook) |
Pippi Longstocking (Shirley Temple's Storybook) |
Frank Bunetta |
USA |
|
| 1963 |
We on Seacrow Island |
Vi på Saltkråkan |
Olle Hellbom |
Sweden |
|
| 1964 |
– |
Tjorven, Båtsman och Moses |
Olle Hellbom |
Sweden |
|
| 1965 |
– |
Tjorven och Skrållan |
Olle Hellbom |
Sweden |
|
| 1966 |
– |
Tjorven och Mysak |
Olle Hellbom |
Sweden |
|
| 1966 |
– |
Mästerdetektiven Blomkvist på nya äventyr |
Etienne Glaser |
Sweden |
|
| 1967 |
– |
Skrållan, Ruskprick och Knorrhane |
Olle Hellbom |
Sweden |
|
| 1968-1971 |
Jackanory (10 Episodes with Emil & Pippi) |
Jackanory |
Paul Stone |
UK |
|
| 1969 |
Pippi Longstocking |
Pippi Långstrump |
Olle Hellbom |
Sweden, Germany |
|
| 1969 |
Pippi Goes on Board |
Här kommer Pippi Långstrump |
Olle Hellbom |
Sweden, Germany |
|
| 1969 |
Pippi Longstocking |
Pippi Långstrump |
Olle Hellbom |
Sweden, Germany |
|
| 1970 |
Pippi in the South Seas |
Pippi Långstrump på de sju haven |
Olle Hellbom |
Sweden, Germany |
|
| 1970 |
Pippi on the Run |
På rymmen med Pippi Långstrump |
Olle Hellbom |
Sweden, Germany |
|
| 1971 |
– |
Podezřelé prázdniny |
Ludvík Ráza |
Czechoslovakia |
|
| 1971 |
– |
Emil i Lönneberga |
Olle Hellbom |
Sweden, Germany |
|
| 1971 |
– |
Erazem in Potepuh |
Staš Potočnik |
Slowenia |
|
| 1971 |
– |
Malysh i Karlson, kotoryy zhivyot na kryshe |
Margarita Mikaelyan, Valentin Pluchek |
Russia |
|
| 1972 |
– |
Nya hyss av Emil i Lönneberga |
Olle Hellbom |
Sweden, Germany |
|
| 1973 |
Emil and the Piglet |
Emil och griseknoen |
Olle Hellbom |
Sweden, Germany |
|
| 1973 |
– |
Michel aus Lönneberga |
Olle Hellbom |
Sweden, Germany |
|
| 1974 |
– |
Världens bästa Karlsson |
Olle Hellbom |
Sweden |
|
| 1976 |
– |
Priklyucheniya Kalle-syschika |
Arūnas Žebriūnas |
Lithuania |
|
| 1977 |
The Brothers Lionheart |
Bröderna Lejonhjärta |
Olle Hellbom |
Sweden |
|
| 1978 |
– |
Rasmus-brodyaga |
Mariya Muat |
Soviet Union |
|
| 1979 |
– |
Du är inte klok, Madicken |
Göran Graffman |
Sweden |
|
| 1980 |
– |
Madicken på Junibacken |
Göran Graffman |
Sweden |
|
| 1981 |
– |
Rasmus på luffen |
Olle Hellbom |
Sweden |
|
| 1984 |
– |
Peppi Dlinnyychulok |
Margarita Mikaelyan |
Soviet Union |
|
| 1984 |
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter |
Ronja Rövardotter |
Tage Danielsson |
Sweden |
|
| 1985 |
– |
Emīla nedarbi |
Varis Brasla |
Latvia |
|
| 1986 |
The Children of Noisy Village |
Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn |
Lasse Hallström |
Sweden |
|
| 1987 |
More About the Children of Noisy Village |
Mer om oss barn i Bullerbyn |
Lasse Hallström |
Sweden |
|
| 1987 |
Mio in the Land of Faraway |
Mio min Mio |
Wladimir Grammatikow |
Sweden, Norway, Soviet Union, UK |
|
| 1988 |
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking |
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking |
Ken Annakin |
USA |
|
| 1988 |
– |
Kaka Ferskur |
Todd Hughes |
USA |
|
| 1988 |
– |
Allra käraste syster |
Göran Carmback |
Sweden |
|
| 1988 |
– |
Go'natt Herr Luffare |
Daniel Bergman |
Sweden |
|
| 1988 |
– |
Gull-Pian |
Staffan Götestam |
Sweden |
|
| 1988 |
– |
Nånting levande åt Lame-Kal |
Magnus Nanne |
Sweden |
|
| 1989 |
– |
Hoppa högst |
Johanna Hald |
Sweden |
|
| 1989 |
Brenda Brave |
Kajsa Kavat |
Daniel Bergman |
Sweden |
|
| 1989 |
– |
Ingen rövare finns i skogen |
Göran Carmback |
Sweden |
|
| 1989 |
– |
Peter och Petra |
Agneta Elers-Jarleman |
Sweden |
|
| 1990 |
– |
Ohrožené prázdniny |
Libuše Koutná |
Czechoslovakia |
|
| 1990 |
– |
Nils Karlsson Pyssling |
Staffan Götestam |
Sweden |
|
| 1990 |
– |
Pelle flyttar till Komfusenbo |
Johanna Hald |
Sweden |
|
| 1992 |
– |
Lotta på Bråkmakargatan |
Johanna Hald |
Sweden |
|
| 1992 |
– |
Lotta flyttar hemifrån |
Johanna Hald |
Sweden |
|
| 1995 |
– |
Saltkråkan |
Pernilla Skifs |
Sweden |
|
| 1996 |
Bill Bergson Lives Dangerously |
Kalle Blomkvist – Mästerdetektiven lever farligt |
Göran Carmback |
Sweden |
|
| 1997 |
Bill Bergson and the White Rose Rescue |
Kalle Blomkvist och Rasmus |
Göran Carmback |
Sweden |
|
| 2009 |
Never Violence |
Niemals Gewalt |
David Aufdembrinke |
Germany |
|
Films about Astrid Lindgren
Documentaries about Astrid Lindgren
| Year |
English Title |
Original Title |
Director |
Country |
Notes |
References |
| 1987 |
|
Ich bin ein Bullerbü-Kind. Astrid Lindgren im Gespräch mit Hansi Fischer. |
|
Germany |
|
|
| 1989 |
|
Sonntagsgespräch mit Astrid Lindgren |
Detlef Klotschke |
Germany |
|
|
| 1990 |
|
Astrid Lindgrens Småland |
Catharina Stackelberg |
Sweden |
|
|
| 2014 |
|
Astrid – en berättelse |
Kristina Lindström |
Sweden |
|
|
Documentaries about works by Astrid Lindgren
| Year |
English Title |
Original Title |
Works by Astrid Lindgren |
Director |
Country |
Notes |
References |
| 1969 |
|
Hej, Pippi – Wie Tom nach Schweden fuhr, um Pippi Langstrumpf zu suchen |
Pippi Longstocking |
Thomas Hoffmeister |
Germany |
|
|
| 2014 |
Where is Elle Kari and what happened to Noriko-san? |
Where is Elle Kari and what happened to Noriko-san? |
Dirk lives in Holland, Noriko-San: girl of Japan |
Dvorit Shargal |
Israel |
|
|
| 2016 |
Africa! Sia lives on Kilimanjaro |
Africa! Sia lives on Kilimanjaro |
Sia lives on Kilimanjaro |
Dvorit Shargal |
Israel |
|
|
| 2017 |
Where is Lilibet the Circus child and what happened in Honolulu? |
Where is Lilibet the Circus child and what happened in Honolulu? |
Lilibet, circus child |
Dvorit Shargal |
Israel |
|
|
Interviews with Astrid Lindgren
| Year |
English Title |
Original Title |
Director |
Country |
Notes |
References |
| 1989 |
|
Hier is... Adriaan van Dis (also Van Dis in de IJsbreker) |
Ellen Jens |
Netherlands |
The Interview is in English. It is from 21st May 1989 and was published as Episode 21 on the DVD Hier is... Adriaan van Dis. Honderd gesprekken. Deel IV.. |
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Narrative films
| Year |
English Title |
Original Title |
Director |
Country |
Notes |
References |
| 2018 |
Becoming Astrid |
Unga Astrid |
Pernille Fischer Christensen |
Sweden |
|
|
Animation film
| Year |
English Title |
Original Title |
Director |
Country |
Notes |
References |
| 1968 |
Junior and Karlson |
Malysh i Karlson |
Boris Stepantsev |
Soviet Union |
|
|
| 1970 |
Karlson Returns |
Karlson vernulsya |
Boris Stepantsev |
Soviet Union |
|
|
| 1985 |
Pippi Longstocking (ABC Weekend Special) |
Pippi Longstocking (ABC Weekend Special) |
Colin Chilvers |
USA |
|
|
| 1997 |
Pippi Longstocking |
Pippi Longstocking |
Michael Schaack |
Sweden, Canada, Germany |
|
|
| 1998 |
Pippi Longstocking |
Pippi Longstocking |
Michael Schaack |
Sweden, Canada, Germany |
|
|
| 2002 |
– |
Karlsson på taket |
Vibeke Idsøe |
Sweden, Norway |
|
|
| 2006 |
Lotta's Bike |
Visst kan Lotta cykla |
Pelle Ferner |
Sweden |
The English version is released on the German DVD: Lotta kann fast alles |
|
| 2006 |
Lotta's Christmas Surprise |
Visst kan Lotta nästan allting |
Pelle Ferner |
Sweden |
The English version is released on the German DVD: Lotta kann fast alles |
|
| 2007 |
Tomte Tummetott and the Fox |
Tomte Tummetott und der Fuchs |
Sandra Schießl |
Germany |
The English version is released on the German DVD: Tomte Tummetott und der Fuchs |
|
| 2013 |
That Boy Emil |
Emil & Ida i Lönneberga |
Vibeke Idsøe |
Sweden |
|
|
| 2014 |
Ronja, the Robber's Daughter |
Sanzoku no Musume Rōnya |
Gorō Miyazaki |
Japan |
|
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| 2019 |
The Fox and the Tomten |
Reven og Nissen |
Are Austnes |
Norway |
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