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Cast
Erik Lindgren
as Pelle
Ewa Fröling
as Maja Gräddnos
Ernst-Hugo Järegård
as Måns
Carl Billquist
as Bill
Björn Gustafson
as Bull
Stellan Skarsgård
as Pelle Swanson
Mille Schmidt
as Filadelfia-Fille
Agneta Prytz
as Gammel-Maja
Lena-Pia Bernhardsson
as Gullan från Arkadien
Charlie Elvegård
as Laban från Observatorielunden
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1985
Runtime1h 18m
LanguageSwedish
CertificationNR
GenresAnimation, Family
Votes13
DirectorStig Lasseby, Jan Gissberg
WritersStig Lasseby, Jan Gissberg
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.9 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsPeter-No-Tail in Americat
About Peter-No-Tail in Americat
Peter-No-Tail (Pelle Svanslös) is a cat who was born without a tail. He compensates this by studying hard and, much to the dismay of his arch-rival Magnus (Måns), he receives a fancy university degree very few cats in the university town Uppsala, Sweden have obtained. Peter is visited by his American relative Pelle Swanson who invites him to visit his new home country America - in the movie called Americat. There everything is bigger and everything seems possible.
Directed by Stig Lasseby, Jan Gissberg, Peter-No-Tail in Americat leans on a strong ensemble — Erik Lindgren, Ewa Fröling, Ernst-Hugo Järegård — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about animation titles of 1985.
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