Adventures of Nils Holgersson (1962)

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Original title	Nils Holgerssons underbara resa
Swedish release title	Nils Holgerssons underbara resa
International title	Wonderful Adventures of Nils Adventures of Nils Holgersson
Distribution title	Niels Holgersens vidunderlige rejse (Danmark) Nils Holgerssons wunderbare Reise (Västtyskland) La merveilleuse aventure de Nils Holgersson (Belgien) Peukaloisen retket (Finland)

Director	Kenne Fant
Screenplay	Tage Aurell Kathrine Aurell
Producer	Kenne Fant
Production Manager	Kenne Fant
Director of Photography	Max Wilén
Music	Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist (as Torbjörn Lundquist)
Art Director	Bibi Lindström
Film Editor	Carl-Olov Skeppstedt
Production Mixer	Bo Abrahamsson
Assistant Director	Ulf Lindroth
Technical Advisor	Albert Lamorisse
Script Supervisor	Ingrid Wallin
Scenario	Per Gunvall (tekniskt scenario)
Unit Manager	Gunnar Lundin Olle Bohlin
First Assistant Cameraman	Sven Brodin
Still Photographer	Hans Malmberg
Musical Arrangement	Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist (as Torbjörn Lundquist)
Costume Designer	Marik Vos
Dressmaker	Bertha Sånnell
Make-up Supervisor	Eric Whiten
Boom Operator	Börje Lindqvist
Sound Effects	Ulf Lindroth (travelling matte) Vic Margutti (travelling matte)
Other Crew	Ulf Edde (helikopterpilot) Ingmar Schylström (helikopterpilot)

Sven Lundberg	Nils Holgersson
Max von Sydow	Nils far
Annika Tretow	Nils mor
Jarl Kulle	Mårten Gåskarl	(voice)
Naima Wifstrand	Mor Akka	(voice)
Georg Funkquist	örnen Gorgo	(voice)
Holger Löwenadler	statyn Karl XI	(voice)
Olof Sandborg	korpen Bataki	(voice)
Toivo Pawlo	Smirre Räv	(voice)
Åke Fridell	bandhunden	(voice)
Yvonne Lombard	vildgåsen Dunfin	(voice)
Erik Hell	jägaren
John Norrman	vaktmästaren på Skansen
Elsa Ebbesen-Thornblad	ena ugglan	(voice)
Hanny Schedin	andra ugglan	(voice)
Manne Grünberger	tomten	(voice)
Gösta Ekman	studenten i Uppsala
John Elfström	gubben Rosenbom	(voice)
Birger Åsander	fiskaren
Christina Schollin	kontorsflickan
Gustaf VI Adolf kung av Sverige	som sig själv
Birger Lensander	en arbetare		(ej krediterad)
Inger Liljefors	flicka i fönstret		(ej krediterad)
Anita Wall	flicka i fönstret		(ej krediterad)
Birgitta Alm	flicka i fönstret		(ej krediterad)
Carl Andersson	ena bonden		(ej krediterad)
Axel Düberg	marinofficeren		(bortklippt i den slutliga filmen)
Stig Grybe	flottisten		(bortklippt i den slutliga filmen)

Production Company	Svenska AB Nordisk Tonefilm
	Kenne Fant & Co
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm)	Svenska AB Nordisk Tonefilm	1962
Distributor in Sweden (DCP)	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet	2015
Distributor in Sweden (DVD)	Klubb Super 8 AB	2014
Laboratory	Rank Film Laboratories Ltd.
Other Company	Fredriksons		(affischtryckeri)
	Dietel & Co.		(modellarbeten)
	Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (SAAB), Helikopteravdelningen		(helikopter)

Censorship number	99381
Date	1962-07-27
Classification	Suitable for all audiences
Original length	2675 meters
Notes	Aktlängder: 150-120-230-245-275-220-240-250-260-260-275-150 = 2675 meter - 98 minuter. Visningskopiornas aktlängder: 500-520-465-510-530-90 = 2615 meter - 96 minuter. Aktlängder: 150, 120, 230, 245, 275, 220, 240, 250, 260, 260, 275, 150.

Aspect ratio	2.35:1 (AgaScope)
Sound type	Sound
Sound system	Tobis Klangfilm
Colour type	Colour
Colour system	Eastman Color
Carrier type	35 mm
Frames per second	24
Length in metres	2675 meter
Length in minutes	97 min
Reels	6 reels
Dialogue	Swedish

Original title	Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige (Children's book)
Author	Selma Lagerlöf

				1961-03-02	1961-10
Svenska AB Nordisk Tonefilms ateljéer	Stockholm	Sweden
Helikopterbilder över stora delar av Sverige

Release in Sweden	1962-09-12	Sergel	Stockholm	Sweden	96 min
First showing	1962-09-12	Sergel	Stockholm	Sweden	96 min
Other showing	1965		Warsaw	Poland
TV showing	1987-04-16	TV1		Sweden	92 min
	1991-03-26	TV2		Sweden	92 min
Cinematheque screening	1994-10-21			Sweden
	1994-10-28			Sweden
TV showing	1999-12-23	SVT1		Sweden	92 min
	2005-05-23	SVT1		Sweden	92 min
	2008-09-23	SVT1		Sweden	92 min
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2008-12-15					AH.
External cinema, Sweden	2010-03-16					Skolbiovisning. AH.
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2011-02-27
	2011-10-09
	2011-10-15
External cinema, Sweden	2013-09-29
DVD release	2014-12-19			Sweden		(utgiven i samligen "Svenska Romanklassiker - Box")
TV showing	2022-09-27	SVT1		Sweden

Original title	Sankt Örjanslåten

Original title	Sjungom studentens lyckliga dag
Composer	G*****	(1851)
Lyrics	Herman Sätherberg
Singer	kör

Original title	O, hur härligt majsol ler
Composer	Friedrich Kuhlau
Lyrics	Carl Wilhelm Böttiger	(svensk text 1831)
Singer	kör

Original title	Vårsång
Composer	G*****	(1846)
Lyrics	Herman Sätherberg
Conductor	Einar Ralf
Sung by	Stockholms Studentsångare	(1960 - grammofonskiva Telefunken LT 33154)

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Element type	Print
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Print
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Print
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2639

Element type	Duplicate negative
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Duplicate positive
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Original picture negative
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Sound negative
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Sound negative
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Final mix
Carrier type	16 mm

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	Nordisk tonefilm Kenne Fant & Co. presenterar NILS HOLGERSSONS UNDERBARA RESA ....
Tryckeri	J. Olsén litogr.anst.
Designed by	Björn

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	Nordisk tonefilm och Kenne Fant & Co. presenterar NILS HOLGERSSONS UNDERBARA RESA
Tryckeri	AB Bengtsons litografiska

Size	About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	CUDOWNA PODROZ
Tryckeri	WDA 2
Designed by	H. Bodnar

Size	Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	NILS HOLGERSSONS UNDERBARA RESA efter Selma Lagerlöfs berättelse
Tryckeri	Narva-Tryckeriet

Size	About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity	1
Poster title	NIELS HOLGERSENS VIDUNDERLIGE REJSE
Designed by	[?] Stevenov

Type	Museum object
Extent	Rekvisita: "Nils Holgersson-dockan"

Type	Press Cuttings

Script type	Synopsis
Script title	Av Selma Lagerlöf. Filmsynopsis av Kathrine och Tage Aurell.
Extent	99 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Extent	180 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Extent	202 + 2 s. tillägg, insatt i manus.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Efter Selma Lagerlöfs roman.
Extent	181 s. Miljölista (20 s.) + rollista (1 s.) ingår.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	The wonderful adventures of Nils.
Language	English

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Nils Holgersson.
Extent	208 s. Rollista (1 s.) ingår.
Language	French

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Extent	136 s.
Language	Swedish

Black and white print	set
Colour prints	14
Behind the scenes prints	2
Slides	11
Digital images	No
Negatives	No
Contact sheets	No
Album	No

Type	Misc.prints
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Promotion material
Language	Swedish

Type	Promotion material
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	German

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	German

Sound type	Sound
Colour type	Colour
Carrier type	DCP
Length in minutes	97 min
Dialogue	Swedish

Element type	Digital audio
Carrier type	WAV

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	DCP

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	MAP

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	MAP

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	ProRes

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	H264