Watch movies directed by Olle Hellbom

The Brothers Lionheart

9-year old Karl Lejon, 'Skorpan' is suffering from tuberculosis and knows that he will die soon. But his older brother Jonathan tries to comfort him by promising that they one day will meet in Nangijala, a magic country beyond the stars. Jonathan dies soon after in a house fire and Skorpan also passes away not long after. They meet in Nangijala, a country divided into the Cherry Blossom Valley and the Briar-Bush Valley. The people in the later are oppressed by the black knight Tengil and ...

NR

6.6

1977 Adventure 102 min Play

5.8

Karlsson on the Roof

Svante is a young boy who lives with his family in a Stockholm apartment. One day he meets Karlsson, a chubby little man in the prime of his life, who can fly using a propeller on his back and who lives in his little house on the roof.

NR

5.8

1974 Family 99 min Play

6.5

Emil and the Piglet

Nursing a piglet back to life because it's the runt of the litter earns Emil a friend for life.

NR

6.5

1973 Comedy 95 min Play

6.5

New Mischief by Emil

Emil's reputation for being a troublemaker makes the Svensson family's neighbours take up a collection for sending the boy off to America. But even if he among other unfortunate mishaps causes his father to get stuck in the outhouse window and get bitten by crawfish, all is forgotten when he skillfully wins the family a free horse. And when Alfred the farmhand gets seriously ill, Emil puts his own life on the line, venturing into a snow storm to get his best friend to a doctor before it is ...

NR

6.5

1972 Comedy 91 min Play

6.4

Emil in Lonneberga

Emil Svensson lives with his mother and father, little sister Ida, farmhand Alfred, and maid Lina on a picturesque farm in Småland. He is an unusually lively little boy, who just can't resist trying out every whim that enters into his white-haired head. Always with the best intentions in mind, because he is a good-hearted child, but often with catastrophic results, especially for his short-tempered father. As a result, Emil spends a lot of quality time in the wood shed carving wood ...

NR

6.4

1971 Comedy 95 min Play

6.8

Pippi on the Run

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.

G

6.8

1970 Family 94 min Play

6.9

Pippi in the South Seas

Pippi in the South Seas (original title is Pippi Långstrump på de sju haven) is a 1970 film, based on the eponymous children's books by Astrid Lindgren with the cast of the 1969 TV series. Pippi, with friends Tommy and Annika, adventures on the South Seas to hunt for her father, who has been kidnapped by pirates.

G

6.9

1970 Adventure 86 min Play

6.5

Pippi Goes on Board

This is the film version which is a compilation of the 1969 TV Series shown in 13 parts. It is therefore technically the "first" Pippi Långstrump film, although it wasn't released as a film until 1973. Pippi lives alone in Villekulla because her mother is an angel in heaven and her father is a king in the Southern Seas. Brother & sister Tommy and Annika become her friends and the 13 episodes detail their adventures together. Pippi Goes on Board is the USA title, with the original ...

G

6.5

1969 Family 83 min Play

6.8

Pippi Longstocking

Pippi Longstocking, a super-strong redheaded little girl, moves into her father's cottage Villa Villekulla, and has adventures with her next-door neighbors Tommy and Annika in this compilation film of the classic Swedish TV series.

G

6.8

1969 Adventure 100 min Play

5.5

Vi på Saltkråkan

A writer spends the summer holidays with his children on an island. The family grows together through friendships with humans and animals and through adventures.

NR

5.5

1968 Comedy 95 min Play

7.3

Tjorven and Mysak

Tjorven and the other children at Seacrow island have received a play day in a gift. Uncle Melker will find himself ending up in the lake several times. The kids also have found an old ship that will be named Albertina. They divide themselves into two pirate gangs and fights about the wishing stone Mysak.

NR

7.3

1966 Family 91 min Play

6.1

Tjorven and Skrallan

The residents of Seacrow island get new problems when Malin and Peter get their first child - Skrallan.

NR

6.1

1965 Family 90 min Play