The Children of Noisy Village (film)

The Children of Noisy Village (Swedish: Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn) is a Swedish film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 6 December 1986, directed by Lasse Hallström, based on the books about The Six Bullerby Children by Astrid Lindgren.

The Children of Noisy Village
Poster art for the TV series
Directed by	Lasse Hallström
Written by	Astrid Lindgren
Based on	The Six Bullerby Children novels by Astrid Lindgren
Produced by	Waldemar Bergendahl
Starring	Linda Bergström Crispin Dickson Wendenius Henrik Larsson Ellen Demérus Anna Sahlin Harald Lönnbro
Cinematography	Jens Fischer
Edited by	Susanne Linnman
Music by	Georg Riedel
Distributed by	AB Svensk Filmindustri
Release date	6 December 1986 (1986-12-06) (Sweden)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

A sequel, More About the Children of Noisy Village, premiered the following year. Both films were later reworked into a seven-episode TV-series that was broadcast in 1989.

Cast

• Linda Bergström as Lisa
• Crispin Dickson Wendenius as Lasse
• Henrik Larsson as Bosse
• Ellen Demérus as Britta
• Anna Sahlin as Anna
• Harald Lönnbro as Olle
• Tove Edfeldt as Kerstin

Soundtrack

The instrumental music was composed by Georg Riedel. Astrid Lindgren wrote the lyrics to the songs Now That Night Is Near (Alla ska sova) and Falukorvsvisan. Other songs sung in the film are old Swedish folk or children's songs.

External links

• The Children of Noisy Village at IMDb
• The Children of Noisy Village at the Swedish Film Institute Database
• The Children of Noisy Village at astridlindgren.se (in Swedish)
• Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn (The TV series) at IMDb
• The Children of Noisy Village at Rotten Tomatoes