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Karlsson-on-the-Roof (1988)
Directed by Virve Koppel
Family, TV Movie · 1h 33m
Karlsson is a very short, 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 by his own account. In actual fact there is one thing at which he excels: being a playmate to a young boy named Svante, 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.
Cast
Anu Lamp
Jaan Laugamõts
Iivi Lepik
Tõnu Mikiver
Jüri Krjukov
Paul Laasik
Ivo Eensalu
Maarja Tali
Crew
- Director
- Virve Koppel
- Novel
- Astrid Lindgren
- Director of Photography
- Aare Varik, Andres Hion, Felix Grossmann
- Original Music Composer
- Arne Oit, Tõnis Kõrvits
- Editor
- Aimar Prous, Urmas Markna, Ahti Tubin, Peeter Tobbi, Margot Sepp
Details
- Original title
- Väikevend ja Karlsson katuselt
- Release date
- 1988-01-20
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Genres
- Family, TV Movie
- Original language
- ET
- Spoken languages
- Estonian
- Countries
- Soviet Union
- Production
- Tallinn television studio