Pippi on the Run
The original 1977 film poster
Directed by	Olle Hellbom
Written by	Astrid Lindgren (novel and screenplay)
Produced by	Olle Nordemar
Starring	Inger Nilsson Maria Persson Pär Sundberg
Edited by	Jan Persson Jutta Schweden
Music by	Christian Bruhn [de] (German) Georg Riedel
Production companies	Svensk Filmindustri, Nord Art AB, Beta Film, Iduna Film Produktiongesellschaft
Distributed by	Beta Film
Release dates	November 14, 1970 (1970-11-14) (Sweden) [1] 1977 (USA)
Running time	93 min.
Countries	Sweden West Germany
Language	Swedish

Pippi on the Run (original Swedish title: På rymmen med Pippi Långstrump) is a 1970 Swedish/West German movie, sequel of Pippi in the South Seas with the cast of the 1969 TV series Pippi Longstocking. It is the last entry in the original TV and movie series and the only one to not be based on any of the previous books witten by Astrid Lindgren. Lindgren eventually wrote a book adaptation of the movie.^[2] It was released in the US in 1977.

Plot

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.

Cast

• Inger Nilsson – Pippi Longstocking
• Pär Sundberg – Tommy
• Maria Persson – Annika
• Hans Alfredson – Konrad the peddler
• Öllegård Wellton – Tommy and Annika's mother
• Fredrik Ohlsson – Tommy and Annika's father