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The Brothers Lionheart (Broderna Lejonhjarta)
| Rating: | No Rating |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure, Family, SciFi/Fantasy |
| Release Date: | January 1, 1977 |
| Running time: | 72 minutes |
| Cast: | Staffan Götestam, Lars Söderdahl, Allan Edwall, Gunn Wållgren, Folke Hjort |
| Director: | Ollie Hellbom |
| Writer: | Astrid Lindgren |
Description: This lavish period piece was filmed throughout Denmark, Sweden and Finland, and is based on a children's book by Astrid Lindgren. Lionheart refers not to the Richard variety, but to the Lion brothers: two boys who suffered illness and poverty in Stockholm in 1910. They are reunited after death to become tireless do-gooders. In the name of their imprisoned leader Orvar, the ghostly Lions fight side by side against oppression in the Middle Ages. Parents, take heart: the spectral brothers' battles won't be terribly fierce, since the film carries a G rating. Steffan Gotestam and Lars Soderdahl star in The Brothers Lionheart, which overcomes a slow beginning with a rousing finale.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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