The Children of Noisy Village (film)

The Children of Noisy Village (Swedish: Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn) is a Swedish film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 6 December 1986,[1] directed by Lasse Hallström, based on the books about The Six Bullerby Children by Astrid Lindgren.

The Children of Noisy Village
Poster art for the TV series
Directed byLasse Hallström
Written byAstrid Lindgren
Based onThe Six Bullerby Children novels
by Astrid Lindgren
Produced byWaldemar Bergendahl
StarringLinda Bergström
Crispin Dickson Wendenius
Henrik Larsson
Ellen Demérus
Anna Sahlin
Harald Lönnbro
CinematographyJens Fischer
Edited bySusanne Linnman
Music byGeorg Riedel
Distributed byAB Svensk Filmindustri
Release date
  • 6 December 1986 (1986-12-06) (Sweden)
Running time
90 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

A sequel, More About the Children of Noisy Village, premiered the following year. Both films were later reworked into a seven-episode TV-series that was broadcast in 1989.

Cast

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  • Linda Bergström as Lisa
  • Crispin Dickson Wendenius as Lasse
  • Henrik Larsson as Bosse
  • Ellen Demérus as Britta
  • Anna Sahlin as Anna
  • Harald Lönnbro as Olle
  • Tove Edfeldt as Kerstin

Soundtrack

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The instrumental music was composed by Georg Riedel. Astrid Lindgren wrote the lyrics to the songs Now That Night Is Near (Alla ska sova) and Falukorvsvisan. Other songs sung in the film are old Swedish folk or children's songs.

References

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  1. ^ "Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Database. 6 December 1986. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
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