The Brothers Lionheart

The Brothers Lionheart

102 mins | Adventure, Family, Fantasy | Sept. 23, 1977

9-year old Karl Lejon, 'Skorpan' is suffering from tuberculosis and knows that he will die soon. But his older brother Jonathan tries to comfort him by promising that they one day will meet in Nangijala, a magic country beyond the stars. Jonathan dies soon after in a house fire and Skorpan also passes away not long after. They meet in Nangijala, a country divided into the Cherry Blossom Valley and the Briar-Bush Valley. The people in the later are oppressed by the black knight Tengil and his dragon Katla. The two brothers, who now call themselves Jonathan and Karl Lion Heart, decide to help the freedom fighters against the oppression.

The Brothers Lionheart

102 mins | Adventure, Family, Fantasy | Sept. 23, 1977

The Brothers Lionheart
9-year old Karl Lejon, 'Skorpan' is suffering from tuberculosis and knows that he will die soon. But his older brother Jonathan tries to comfort him by promising that they one day will meet in Nangijala, a magic country beyond the stars. Jonathan dies soon after in a house fire and Skorpan also passes away not long after. They meet in Nangijala, a country divided into the Cherry Blossom Valley and the Briar-Bush Valley. The people in the later are oppressed by the black knight Tengil and his dragon Katla. The two brothers, who now call themselves Jonathan and Karl Lion Heart, decide to help the freedom fighters against the oppression.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Svensk Filmindustri
Original title Bröderna Lejonhjärta
Directors Olle Hellbom
Writers Astrid Lindgren

Cast

Staffan Götestam

as Jonatan

Lars Söderdahl

as Skorpan

Allan Edwall

as Mattias

Gunn Wållgren

as Sofia

Folke Hjort

as Jossi

Per Oscarsson

as Orvar

Tommy Johnson

as Hubert

Georg Årlin

as Tengil

Bertil Norström

as Pjuke

Micha Gabay

as Kader

Jan Nygren

as Veder

Aksel Erhardtsen

as Tengil's Soldier