Karlsson on The Roof

– Svante is a young boy who lives with his family in a Stockholm apartment. One day he meets Karlsson,..

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Movie
Rating:
5.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 39 Minutes
Release Year:
1974
Original Name:
Världens bästa Karlsson
Karlsson on the Roof (1974) - Also known as Världens bästa Karlsson

Svante is a young boy who lives with his family in a Stockholm apartment. One day he meets Karlsson, a chubby little man in the prime of his life, who can fly using a propeller on his back and who lives in his little house on the roof.

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Release Date:

02 Dec 1974

Language:

Swedish, Icelandic

Director:

Olle Hellbom

Writer:

Astrid Lindgren (novel), Astrid Lindgren (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Lars Söderdahl, Mats Wikström, Catrin Westerlund, Stig Ossian Ericson

Plot:

Karlsson is a very short, very portly and overconfident man who lives in a small house hidden behind a chimney on the roof of a very ordinary apartment building, on a very ordinary street in Stockholm. When Karlsson pushes a button on his stomach, it starts a clever little motor with a propeller on his back allowing him to fly. Karlsson is the best at everything, at least according to himself. But there is, in fact, one thing at which he excels: being a playmate to a young boy named Svante, but nicknamed Lillebror (little brother), who lives in the apartment building with his family. Karlsson is quite mischievous, often getting Lillebror in trouble, but everyone in the end - even Lillebror's family, his cranky uncle, and their dour housekeeper - grow to like Karlsson and appreciate his sense of humour, energy, and good nature.

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Internet Movie Database:
5.7/10