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The Brothers Lionheart(Movie, 1977)

Original title: "Bröderna Lejonhjärta" (Swedish/SV)
1h 42min | Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Kids & Family
The Brothers LionheartRating: 3.3/5 (with 3636 votes)
The Brothers Lionheart (Swedish: Bröderna Lejonhjärta) is a Swedish fantasy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 23 September 1977, directed by Olle Hellbom and based on the 1973 book of the same name, written by Astrid Lindgren. It won Sweden's Guldbagge Award for Best Director in 1978. ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Brothers Lionheart

Guldbagge Award for Best Director Greta

About The Brothers Lionheart

9-year old Karl Lejon, 'Skorpan' is suffering from tuberculosis and knows that he will die soon. But his older brother Jonathan tries to comfort him by promising that they one day will meet in Nangijala, a magic country beyond the stars. Jonathan dies soon after in a house fire and Skorpan also passes away not long after. They meet in Nangijala, a country divided into the Cherry Blossom Valley and the Briar-Bush Valley. The people in the later are oppressed by the black knight Tengil and his dragon Katla. The two brothers, who now call themselves Jonathan and Karl Lion Heart, decide to help the freedom fighters against the oppression.

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Additional Information

Production country: Sweden
Based on the work of: Astrid Lindgren ("The Brothers Lionheart")
Original language: Swedish (SV)
Spoken languages: Swedish (SV)
Translated into 12 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), Icelandic (IS), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR)
Status: Released
Release date GR: 09/23/1977
Appearing Characters: Jonathan Lion, Tengil, Katla, Karl Lion
Director: Olle Hellbom
Screenwriter: Astrid Lindgren
Film Editor: Jan Persson
Director of Photography: Rune Ericson
Costume designer: Gunilla Norlund
Make-up Artist: Kjell Gustavsson
Production Designer: Lotta Melanton, Per Axel Lundgren
Sound Designer: Eddie Axberg, Peter Holthausen
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Broedrene Loevehjerte"
"De Gebroeders Leeuwenhart"
"Astrid Lindgrens Bröderna Lejonhjärta"

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