“A Cat With A Heart of Gold”
Peter-No-Tail is a cat who's born without a proper tail on a farm by the Swedish countryside. Due to economical difficulties, the farmer is forced to get rid of Peter. The farmer can't bring himself to drown the cat, so he sneaks Peter inside the car of a family who are renting a house close to the farm for their summer vacation. When the family finally reach their home in Uppsala, Sweden, they find Peter and decide to keep him. Without a tail, he becomes the talk of the town among the other cats and, especially Mike, who teases him cruelly. Mean Mike and his two companions, Bill and Bull, are notorious for the nasty tricks they like to play on other cats. Mike is currently trying to court Molly Silk-Nose, but his rough and silly approach does not impress her, since she becomes interested in the kind and gentle Peter. But Mike won't give up that easily and he has a plan for how he'll get his revenge.
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Part of Peter-No-Tail Collection
2 films
Cast
14 people
Mats Åhlfeldt
Pelle Svanslös
Also in
Good-Bye Nana
Ewa Fröling
Maja Gräddnos
Known for
Fanny and Alexander
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Ernst-Hugo Järegård
Elake Måns
Known for
The Kingdom
Europa
Carl Billquist
Bill / Stövlarna
Known for
The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite Harry
The Simple-Minded Murderer
Björn Gustafson
Bull
Known for
Jönssonligan & den svarta diamanten
Emil of Lonneberga
Wallis Grahn
Gammel-Maja
Known for
The Simple-Minded Murderer
Lena-Pia Bernhardsson
Gullan från Arkadien
Known for
Swedes at Sea
Pelle the Conqueror
Charlie Elvegård
Laban från Observatorielunden
Known for
The Jönsson Gang Gets Gold Fever
The Call-up
Åke Lagergren
Murre från Skogstibble
Also in
Kallocain
Harry H.
Nils Eklund
Rickard från Rickomberga
Known for
Who Pulled the Plug?
Jan Sjödin
Fritz
Also in
Apelsinmannen
Wide Open
Eddie Axberg
Den Tjocka Råttan
Known for
The Emigrants
Jan Gissberg Director · Stig Lasseby Director Leif Krantz Screenplay
Worldwide gross $955K · Budget $49K · First release December 25, 1981
Box office
Budget
$48,740
Worldwide gross
$955,401
Gross vs. budget
19.6×
Production
Sandrews
Production
Treklövern
Production
Team Film AB
Production
Svenska Filminstitutet
Production
Sweden
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Pelle Svanslös
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Swedish
Release dates
Sweden · December 25, 1981
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
August 21, 1986 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 15, 1982 · Theatrical
Finland
November 5, 1982 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 29, 1984 · Theatrical
Spain
October 12, 1983 · TV
Sweden
January 23, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Göteborgs Lilla Filmfestival
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