Pimpernel Svensson

1950 1h 26m SV

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 2

Comedy

Synopsis

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As Word War II ends and everyone is celebrating peace, farmer Anders Svensson recieves a message from his nephew Ville who was lost during the war. Anders learns that Ville was kept prisoner in a German camp, and is now stuck in the city of Stettin, occupied by the Soviet army. He decides to get his nephew home.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Edvard Persson
Anders "Pimpernel" Svensson
Arne Wirén
General Badajsky
Rodja Persidsky
Major Pusjkin
Aurore Palmgren
Stina Lundgren
Gunnel Wadner
Elsa Lundgren
Ivar Wahlgren
Ville Lundgren

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Emil A. Lingheim
Writers: Åke Ohlmarks, Margit Beckman
Languages: German, Russian, Swedish
Countries: Sweden

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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76 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, Russian, Swedish.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Edvard Persson and Arne Wirén and Rodja Persidsky carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0042845 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Emil A. Lingheim directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Sweden. Dialogue in German, Russian, Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
276 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, Russian, Swedish.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Edvard Persson and Arne Wirén and Rodja Persidsky carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0042845 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.