Sven Lundberg
— Nils Holgersson
Max von Sydow
— The Father
Annika Tretow
— The Mother
Jarl Kulle
— Mårten Gåskarl (voice)
Naima Wifstrand
— Mor Akka (voice)
Yvonne Lombard
— Dunfin (voice)
Georg Funkquist
— Gorgo (voice)
Holger Löwenadler
— Karl XI (voice)
Olof Sandborg
— Bataki (voice)
Toivo Pawlo
— Smirre Fox (voice)
Åke Fridell
— Dog on Leash (voice)
Erik Hell
— The Hunter
John Norrman
— Janitor at Skansen
Elsa Ebbesen-Thornblad
— First Owl (voice)
Hanny Schedin
— Second Owl (voice)
Manne Grünberger
— Tomte (voice)
Gösta Ekman
— Student in Uppsala
John Elfström
— Rosenbom (voice)
Birger Åsander
— The Fisherman
Christina Schollin
— The Office Girl
Birger Lensander
— A Worker
Anita Wall
— Girl in Window
Birgitta Alm
— Girl in Window
Carl Andersson
— A Farmer
King Gustav VI Adolf
— Self - The King