Peter-No-Tail (film)
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| Peter-No-Tail (original title:Swedish: Pelle Svanslös) | |
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| Directed by | Stig Lasseby Jan Gissberg |
| Screenplay by | Leif Krantz |
| Produced by | Stig Lasseby |
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| Cinematography | Eberhard Fehmers |
| Music by | Berndt Egerbladh |
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| Distributed by | Sandrew |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Peter-No-Tail (Swedish: Pelle Svanslös) is a 1981 Swedish animated film based on the children's book series by Gösta Knutsson.
Plot
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Peter-No-Tail is a cat who's born without a proper tail on a farm by the Swedish countryside. Due to economical difficulties, the farmer is forced to get rid of Peter. The farmer can't bring himself to drown the cat, so he sneaks Peter inside the car of a family who are renting a house close to the farm for their summer vacation. When the family finally reach their home in Uppsala, Sweden, they find Peter and decide to keep him. Without a tail, he becomes the talk of the town among the other cats and, especially Mike, who teases him cruelly. Mean Mike and his two companions, Bill and Bull, are notorious for the nasty tricks they like to play on other cats. Mike is currently trying to court Molly Silk-Nose, but his rough and silly approach does not impress her, since she becomes interested in the kind and gentle Peter. But Mike won't give up that easily and he has a plan for how he'll get his revenge.
Origins
The film is animated and is based on the children's book series by Gösta Knutsson. Class discrimination, bullying and racism play a big part of the story, much like in the books since Peter is at times looked down on for being a "country cat", who is accused by Måns of threatening the livelihoods of the town cats. In the original Swedish dub Måns is played by Ernst-Hugo Järegård.
Cast
- Mats Åhlfeldt - Pelle
- Ewa Fröling - Maja Gräddnos
- Ernst-Hugo Järegård - Måns
- Carl Billqvist och Björn Gustafson - Bill och Bull
- Wallis Grahn - Gammel Maja
- Lena-Pia Bernhardsson - Gullan från Arkadien
- Charlie Elvegård - Laban från Observatorielunden
- Åke Lagergren - Murre från Skogstibble och Kalle Huggorm
- Nils Eklund - Rickard från Rickomberga
- Jan Sjödin - Fritz
- Gunilla Norling - Frida
- Eddie Axberg och Charlie Elvegård - Råttor
- Gunnar Ernblad - Kråkan
- Kajsa Bratt - Birgitta
- Niklas Rygert - Olle
- Helena Brodin - Mamma
- Axel Düberg - Pappa
- Sture Hofstadius - Ladugårdsförmannen
UK English Cast
- Steven Pacey - Peter-No-Tail
- Peter Woodthorpe - Mean Mike
- Gareth Armstrong - Bill
- George Little[disambiguation needed] - Bull
- Helen Worth - Molly
US English Cast
Sequel
A sequel called Peter-No-Tail in Americat (Swedish: Pelle Svanslös i Amerikatt) was released in 1985.
Reception
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References
External links
- Peter-No-Tail at IMDb
- Peter-No-Tail at the Swedish Film Institute Database
- Peter-No-Tail at AllMovie
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