Movie

Wonderful Adventures of Nils
1962 · 95 min
A gentle, storybook flight over Sweden, full of small wonders and mild peril, best enjoyed as a cozy family adventure.
- Directed by
- Kenne Fant
- Genres
- Adventure, Family
- Starring
- Sven Lundberg, Max von Sydow, Annika Tretow
- Tagline
- Based on Selma Lagerlöf's story
- Overview
- A film adaptation of Selma Lagerlöf's classic book about Nils Holgersson, who is a real rascal. As punishment for his mischief, a house elf shrinks him to his size. The farm animals are out for revenge and so Nils must escape on the back of a goose from Skåne in the south to Lapland in the north. During his flight over Sweden, Nils gets to take part in many adventures.
- How it feels
- Measured and easy to follow.
- About
- Coming-of-age, survival, nature, redemption
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Kenne Fant
- Genres
- Adventure, Family
- Starring
- Sven Lundberg, Max von Sydow, Annika Tretow















