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Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1962) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1962 · 95 mins · Swedish
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- Directed by
- Kenne Fant
- Starring
- Gösta Ekman, Max von Sydow, Naima Wifstrand, Toivo Pawlo, Jarl Kulle, Carl Andersson
The film adapts Selma Lagerlöf’s classic tale of Nils Holgersson, a mischievous boy who is magically reduced to the size of a thumb by a house‑elf. Fleeing vengeful farm animals, he rides a goose from southern Skåne to Lapland, encountering a series of adventures across Sweden’s varied landscapes.
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