The Brothers Lionheart
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“From our world. To the world of the tales and the camp fires.”
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.
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Cast
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Staffan Götestam
Jonatan
Also in
The Brothers Lionheart
91:an och generalernas fnatt
Lars Söderdahl
Skorpan
Also in
Karlsson on the Roof
The Brothers Lionheart
Allan Edwall
Mattias
Known for
Fanny and Alexander
The Sacrifice
Gunn Wållgren
Sofia
Known for
Fanny and Alexander
Folke Hjort
Jossi
Known for
Man on the Roof
Per Oscarsson
Orvar
Known for
The Girl Who Played with Fire
Hunger
Tommy Johnson
Hubert
Known for
The Man from Majorca
Jan Nygren
Veder
Known for
Emil and the Piglet
The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite Harry
Micha Gabay
Kader
Also in
Raskens
Ringlek
Georg Årlin
Tengil
Known for
Cries and Whispers
New Mischief by Emil
Bertil Norström
Pjuke
Known for
A Swedish Love Story
Scenes from a Marriage
Mats Andersson
Tengil's Soldier 1
Known for
Easy Money III: Life Deluxe
Olle Hellbom Director · Astrid Lindgren Screenplay Björn Isfält Composer
First release September 23, 1977 · Produced in Sweden · Production SF-Artfilm
Production
SF Studios
Production
SF-Artfilm
Production
Sweden
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Languages
Original title
Bröderna Lejonhjärta
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Swedish
Release dates
Finland · September 23, 1977
Theatrical
Sweden · September 23, 1977
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
December 13, 1978 · Theatrical
Germany
February 1, 1978 · Theatrical · Berlin International Film Festival
April 13, 1979 · TV
Netherlands
March 3, 2006 · Physical · DVD
January 27, 2008 · TV · Nederland 3
Sweden
December 4, 2002 · Physical · DVD
March 4, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
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