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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 Based on / related literature Director Country References
1947 Bill Bergson, Master Detective Mästerdetektiven Blomkvist Bill Bergson, Master Detective Rolf Husberg Sweden
1949 Pippi Longstocking Pippi Långstrump Pippi Longstocking Per Gunvall Sweden
1953 Bill Bergson and the White Rose Rescue Mästerdetektiven och Rasmus Bill Bergson and the White Rose Rescue Rolf Husberg Sweden
1955 – Luffaren och Rasmus Rasmus and the Vagabond Rolf Husberg Sweden
1956 – Rasmus, Pontus och Toker Rasmus, Pontus och Toker (radioplay & novel) Stig Olin Sweden
1957 Bill Bergson Lives Dangerously Mästerdetektiven Blomkvist lever farligt Bill Bergson Lives Dangerously Olle Hellbom Sweden
1960 The Children of Bullerbyn Village Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn All About the Bullerby Children Olle Hellbom Sweden
1961 Pippi Longstocking (Shirley Temple's Storybook) Pippi Longstocking (Shirley Temple's Storybook) Pippi Longstocking Frank Bunetta USA
1964 – Tjorven, Båtsman och Moses Seacrow Island Olle Hellbom Sweden
1965 – Tjorven och Skrållan Scrap and the Pirates Olle Hellbom Sweden
1966 – Tjorven och Mysak Scrap and the Pirates Olle Hellbom Sweden
1966 – Mästerdetektiven Blomkvist på nya äventyr Kalle Blomkvist, Nisse Nöjd och Vicke på Vind (play) Etienne Glaser Sweden
1967 – Skrållan, Ruskprick och Knorrhane – Olle Hellbom Sweden
1969 Pippi Longstocking Pippi Långstrump Pippi Longstocking Olle Hellbom Sweden, Germany
1969 Pippi Goes on Board Här kommer Pippi Långstrump Pippi Longstocking Olle Hellbom Sweden, Germany
1969 Pippi Longstocking Pippi Långstrump Pippi Longstocking Olle Hellbom Sweden, Germany
1970 Pippi in the South Seas Pippi Långstrump på de sju haven Pippi Longstocking Olle Hellbom Sweden, Germany
1970 Pippi on the Run På rymmen med Pippi Långstrump Pippi Longstocking Olle Hellbom Sweden, Germany
1971 – Podezřelé prázdniny Bill Bergson, Master Detective Ludvík Ráza Czechoslovakia
1971 – Emil i Lönneberga Emil i Lönneberga Olle Hellbom Sweden, Germany
1971 – Erazem in Potepuh Rasmus and the Vagabond Staš Potočnik Slovenia
1971 – Malysh i Karlson, kotoryy zhivyot na kryshe Karlsson-on-the-Roof Margarita Mikaelyan, Valentin Pluchek Russia
1972 – Nya hyss av Emil i Lönneberga Emil i Lönneberga Olle Hellbom Sweden, Germany
1973 Emil and the Piglet Emil och griseknoen Emil i Lönneberga Olle Hellbom Sweden, Germany
1974 – Världens bästa Karlsson Karlsson-on-the-Roof Olle Hellbom Sweden
1976 – Priklyucheniya Kalle-syschika Bill Bergson, Master Detective Arūnas Žebriūnas Lithuania
1977 The Brothers Lionheart Bröderna Lejonhjärta The Brothers Lionheart Olle Hellbom Sweden
1978 – Rasmus-brodyaga Rasmus and the Vagabond Mariya Muat Soviet Union
1979 – Du är inte klok, Madicken Mardie Göran Graffman Sweden
1980 – Madicken på Junibacken Mardie Göran Graffman Sweden
1981 – Rasmus på luffen Rasmus and the Vagabond Olle Hellbom Sweden
1984 – Peppi Dlinnyychulok Pippi Longstocking Margarita Mikaelyan Soviet Union
1984 Ronia, the Robber's Daughter Ronja Rövardotter Ronja, the Robber's Daughter Tage Danielsson Sweden
1985 – Emīla nedarbi Emil i Lönneberga Varis Brasla Latvia
1986 The Children of Noisy Village Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn The Six Bullerby Children Lasse Hallström Sweden
1987 More About the Children of Noisy Village Mer om oss barn i Bullerbyn The Six Bullerby Children Lasse Hallström Sweden
1987 Mio in the Land of Faraway Mio min Mio Mio, My Son Wladimir Grammatikow Sweden, Norway, Soviet Union, UK
1988 The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking Pippi Longstocking Ken Annakin USA
1988 – Kaka Ferskur Pippi Longstocking Todd Hughes USA
1988 – Allra käraste syster Most Beloved Sister Göran Carmback Sweden
1988 – Go'natt Herr Luffare Go'natt Herr Luffare Daniel Bergman Sweden
1988 – Gull-Pian Gull-Pian Staffan Götestam Sweden
1988 – Nånting levande åt Lame-Kal Nånting levande åt Lame-Kal Magnus Nanne Sweden
1989 – Hoppa högst Hoppa högst Johanna Hald Sweden
1989 Brenda Brave Kajsa Kavat Brenda Brave Helps Grandmother Daniel Bergman Sweden
1989 – Ingen rövare finns i skogen Ingen rövare finns i skogen Göran Carmback Sweden
1989 – Peter och Petra Peter och Petra Agneta Elers-Jarleman Sweden
1990 – Ohrožené prázdniny Bill Bergson Lives Dangerously Libuše Koutná Czechoslovakia
1990 – Nils Karlsson Pyssling Simon Small Moves In Staffan Götestam Sweden
1990 – Pelle flyttar till Komfusenbo Pelle flyttar till Komfusenbo Johanna Hald Sweden
1992 – Lotta på Bråkmakargatan The Children on Troublemaker Street Johanna Hald Sweden
1993 – Lotta flyttar hemifrån The Children on Troublemaker Street Johanna Hald Sweden
1995 – Saltkråkan Seacrow Island Pernilla Skifs Sweden
1996 Bill Bergson Lives Dangerously Kalle Blomkvist – Mästerdetektiven lever farligt Bill Bergson Lives Dangerously Göran Carmback Sweden
1997 Bill Bergson and the White Rose Rescue Kalle Blomkvist och Rasmus Bill Bergson and the White Rose Rescue Göran Carmback Sweden
2009 Never Violence Niemals Gewalt Never Violence 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 21 May 1989 and was published as Episode 21 on the DVD Hier is... Adriaan van Dis. Honderd gesprekken. Deel IV..

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 Based on / related literature Director Country Notes References
1968 Junior and Karlson Malysh i Karlson Karlsson-on-the-Roof Boris Stepantsev Soviet Union
1970 Karlson Returns Karlson vernulsya Karlsson-on-the-Roof Boris Stepantsev Soviet Union
1985 Pippi Longstocking (ABC Weekend Special) Pippi Longstocking (ABC Weekend Special) Pippi Longstocking Colin Chilvers USA
1997 Pippi Longstocking Pippi Longstocking Pippi Longstocking Michael Schaack, Clive A. Smith Sweden, Germany, Canada
2002 – Karlsson på taket Karlsson-on-the-Roof Vibeke Idsøe Sweden, Norway
2006 Lotta's Bike Visst kan Lotta cykla The Children on Troublemaker Street 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 The Children on Troublemaker Street 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 The Tomten 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 Emil i Lönneberga Vibeke Idsøe Sweden
2019 The Tomten and the Fox Reven og Nissen The Tomten Are Austnes Norway

Television series

Year English title Original title Based on / related literature Director Country Notes References
1964 Life on Seacrow Island Vi på Saltkråkan Seacrow Island Olle Hellbom Sweden
1968-1971 Jackanory (10 episodes with Emil & Pippi) Jackanory – Paul Stone UK
1974-1976 – Michel aus Lönneberga Emil i Lönneberga Olle Hellbom Sweden, Germany
1997-1998 Pippi Longstocking Pippi Longstocking Pippi Longstocking Paul Riley Canada, Germany, Sweden
2014 Ronja, the Robber's Daughter Sanzoku no Musume Rōnya Ronja, the Robber's Daughter Gorō Miyazaki Japan
2024 Ronja, the Robber's Daughter Ronja Rövardotter Ronja, the Robber's Daughter Lisa James Larsson Sweden

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