

Emil and the Piglet
1973-10-06 · 95 min · ★ 6.9
Nursing a piglet back to life because it's the runt of the litter earns Emil a friend for life.
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- Directors
- Olle Hellbom
- Production companies
- SF Studios
- Countries
- Sweden
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Jan OhlssonEmil Svensson
Lena WisborgIda Svensson
Allan EdwallAnton Svensson
Emy StormAlma Svensson
Björn GustafsonAlfred
Maud HanssonLina
Carsta LöckKrösa-Maja
Isa QuenselKrösa-Maja (voice)
Hannelore SchrothMs. Petrell
Jan NygrenAuctioneer
Pierre LindstedtBulten i Bo
Göthe GrefboKråkstorparen
Georg ÅrlinProvost
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Emil's reputation for being a troublemaker makes the Svensson family's neighbours take up a collection for sending the boy off to America. But even if he among other unfortunate mishaps causes his father to get stuck in the outhouse window and get bitten by crawfish, all is forgotten when he skillfully wins the family a free horse. And when Alfred the farmhand gets seriously ill, Emil puts his own life on the line, venturing into a snow storm to get his best friend to a doctor before it is too late.

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