The Brothers Lionheart
“From our world. To the world of the tales and the camp fires.”
Olle HellbomCast
Staffan Götestam Lars Söderdahl 
Allan Edwall 
Gunn Wållgren Folke Hjort 
Per Oscarsson
Credits
Written by: 
Astrid Lindgren
Plot
After brothers Jonathan and Crusty pass away, they reunite in Nangijala, the land of eternal spring. Casting a long shadow over their world is the tyrant Tengil, ruler of the country Karmanjaka, where he’s building his new fortress up in the Ancient Mountains.
Sinekatalog’s take
The Brothers Lionheart (1977) is a Swedish adventure film directed by Olle Hellbom. It stars Staffan Götestam, Lars Söderdahl and Allan Edwall. It runs 102 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Awards
- Guldbagge Awards 1978: Best Director (Guldbagge Award for Best Director) — Olle Hellbom
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (7,664 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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