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Rasmus and the Vagabond

1955 · 88 min

A gentle, old-fashioned adventure that balances warmth and mild suspense as a lonely child finds an unlikely friend.

Overview
Rasmus escapes from the orphanage to find parents for himself. He teams up with a hobo and together they experience a series of adventures while looking for a home for Rasmus .

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • found family
  • family
  • survival
  • justice
  • friendship
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
family
Directed by
Rolf Husberg
Written by
Rolf Husberg, Astrid Lindgren
Starring
Åke Grönberg, Eskil Dalenius, Åke Fridell, Sture Djerf, Gudrun Brost, Maritta Marke, Björn Berglund, Brita Öberg
Music
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Cinematography
Stig Hallgren
Runtime
88 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

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