Peter-No-Tail
1981, Swedish. Directed by Jan Gissberg & Stig Lasseby.
A Cat With A Heart of Gold
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Swedish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Jan GissbergDirector
- Stig LassebyDirector
- Mats ÅhlfeldtPelle Svanslös
- Ewa FrölingMaja Gräddnos
- Ernst-Hugo JäregårdElake Måns
- Carl BillquistBill / Stövlarna
- Björn GustafsonBull
- Wallis GrahnGammel-Maja
- Lena-Pia BernhardssonGullan från Arkadien
- Charlie ElvegårdLaban från Observatorielunden
- Åke LagergrenMurre från Skogstibble
- Nils EklundRickard från Rickomberga
- Jan SjödinFritz
- Eddie AxbergDen Tjocka Råttan
Details
- Released
- 25 December 1981
- Original title
- Pelle Svanslös
- Country
- Sweden
- Written by
- Leif Krantz
- Budget
- $49K
- Box office
- $955K
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What Peter-No-Tail is based on
Peter-No-Tail is based on The adventures of Pelle No-Tail, a 1939 children's book by Gösta Knutsson, published by Albert Bonniers Förlag and Further adventures of Pelle No-Tail, a 1940 children's book by Gösta Knutsson, published by Albert Bonniers Förlag.
Children's book · 1939
The adventures of Pelle No-Tail
By Gösta Knutsson
Published by Albert Bonniers Förlag
Children's book · 1940
Further adventures of Pelle No-Tail
By Gösta Knutsson
Published by Albert Bonniers Förlag
Source details from Wikidata and TMDB.
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Peter-No-Tail runs 81 minutes (1h 21m).
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Peter-No-Tail isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 December 1981. (Checked 3 November 2026.)
What movies are like Peter-No-Tail?
If you liked Peter-No-Tail, try Lady and the Tramp, All Dogs Go to Heaven, 10 Lives.
Who directed Peter-No-Tail?
Peter-No-Tail (1981) was directed by Jan Gissberg and Stig Lasseby and stars Mats Åhlfeldt, Ewa Fröling, Ernst-Hugo Järegård.
What is Peter-No-Tail based on?
Peter-No-Tail is based on The adventures of Pelle No-Tail, a 1939 children's book by Gösta Knutsson, published by Albert Bonniers Förlag and Further adventures of Pelle No-Tail, a 1940 children's book by Gösta Knutsson, published by Albert Bonniers Förlag.