Ronja Rövardotter (1984)

Director:

Tage Danielsson

Writers:

Astrid Lindgren (novel)
Astrid Lindgren (screenplay)

Release Date:

23 May 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Drama | Fantasy

Tagline:

Astrid Lindgrens rövarsaga, vildmarkssaga, kärlekssaga

Plot:

In the plot description for this movie it is suggested that Borka and his band are a breakaway-unit from Mattis's band of robbers...

Plot Keywords:

Forest | Lightning | Friendship | Male Female Relationship | Bathing

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Hanna Zetterberg	...	Ronja
Dan Håfström	...	Birk (also as Dick Håfström)
Börje Ahlstedt	...	Mattis
Lena Nyman	...	Lovis
Per Oscarsson	...	Borka
Med Reventberg	...	Undis
Allan Edwall	...	Skalle-Per
Ulf Isenborg	...	Fjosok
Henry Ottenby	...	Knotas
Björn Wallde	...	Sturkas
Tommy Körberg	...	Lill-Klippen
Rune Andersson	...	Turre
Claes Janson	...	Tjorm
Bo Bergstrand	...	Joen
Rolf Dahlgren	...	Pelje

Also Known As:

Ronia: The Robber's Daughter (UK)
Ronja Røverdatter (Norway)
Ronja Robbersdaughter (USA)

Runtime:

126 min | 144 min | Germany:135 min (3 parts)

Country:

Sweden | Norway

Language:

Swedish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Norway:7 | Iceland:L | Finland:K-7 | Sweden:7 | West Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Dalby Söderskog, Dalby, Skåne län, Sweden

Company:

FilmTeknik

Trivia:

Olle Hellbom was originally slated to direct this film but unfortunately he died during preproduction.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Birk and Ronja are in the woods during the fog and she tells him to keep a rope length's distance, he replies to her but his mouth does not move.

Quotes:

Fjosok: What will her name be?
Lovis: Ronja. Like I've already decided long ago.
Lill-Klippen: But what if it had been a boy?
Lovis: If I've said that my child's name will be Ronja, it will be a Ronja.

Movie Connections:

Edited from Den levande skogen (1966)

A great film on a great book

Ronja Rövardotter is the very best book Astrid Lindgren, the children literature queen of the world. And the film is brilliant, entertaining, full of humor and warmth and just the right amount of suspense. Very well done.