Astrid Lindgren was unhappy with the changes made to her story in this film, which led to her writing all of the scripts 20 years later for the Pippi Longstocking (1969) TV series, which she was more proud of. Besides changes to the plot, Astrid's criticisms included the fact that Pippi was played by an adult (instead of a child), and the addition of several new major characters not in the books, particularly the owner of a record store (Stig Järrel), his young daughter Birgit (Doreen Denning), and her boyfriend Magnus (Michael Fant).
The first ever adaptation of Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking books, four years after they were originally published in Sweden in 1945.
Star Viveca Serlachius was the first actress to play Pippi Longstocking, and was also the oldest. (She was 26 at the time.)
Premiered at the Stockholm Royal Dramatic Theater.
Final film of Mona Mårtenson.