The Brothers Lionheart (1977)

Name: The Brothers Lionheart
Director: Olle Hellbom
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Released: 1977
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Aksel Erhardtsen, Allan Edwall, Bertil Norström, Bodil Lindorff, Folke Hjort

Original Title: Bröderna Lejonhjärta

Adventure Family Fantasy

6.7 (111 votes)

1h 42m

Overview

After brothers Jonathan and Crusty pass away, they reunite in Nangijala, the land of eternal spring. Casting a long shadow over their world is the tyrant Tengil, ruler of the country Karmanjaka, where he’s building his new fortress up in the Ancient Mountains.

Details

Director: Olle Hellbom
Writer: Astrid Lindgren
Original Language: Swedish
Budget: N/A

Cast

Aksel Erhardtsen Allan Edwall Bertil Norström Bodil Lindorff Folke Hjort Georg Årlin Gunn Wållgren Jan Nygren Lars Söderdahl Mats Andersson Micha Gabay Per Oscarsson Staffan Götestam Tommy Johnson Ulf Håkan Jansson

Keywords

based on children's book brother brothers child hero loss of loved one sibling relationship single parent socially deprived family sweden tuberculosis