Pippi on the Run

Pippi on the Run (original Swedish title: På rymmen med Pippi Långstrump) is a 1970 Swedish/West German movie, sequel of Pippi in the South Seas with the cast of the 1969 TV series Pippi Longstocking. It is the last entry in the original TV and movie series and the only one to not be based on any of the previous books witten by Astrid Lindgren. Lindgren eventually wrote a book adaptation of the movie. It was released in the US in 1977. Plot Fed up with their strict parents, Tommy and Annika run away from home, with their friend Pippi Longstocking to look after them in their long trek. Cast Inger Nilsson – Pippi Longstocking Pär Sundberg – Tommy Maria Persson – Annika Hans Alfredson – Konrad the peddler Öllegård Wellton – Tommy and Annika's mother Fredrik Ohlsson – Tommy and Annika's father See also Pippi Longstocking – The character Pippi Longstocking – The TV series