OFELAS (Original title)VEIVISEREN (Alternative title)PFADFINDER (Alternative title)PATHFINDER (Alternative title)
Date: 1987 (Release)Country: NorwayDirector: Nils Gaup
Synopsis: Based on a 1000 year-old Lapp legend which the director heard as a young boy in the small Sami town of Kautekeino where he was born. A young man in the Arctic North, frees his nomad tribe from a menacing gang of marauding Tchude warriors. Made in the Lapp (Sami) language.
Genre: Drama
Title: Service: Vikings invade VancouverAuthor: DAVIDSON, Sean Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: There are plans for a remake of OFELAS (PATHFINDER) in Canad a.
In: Film und Fernsehen n6 1990 Page: 34
Title: [Film und Fernsehen - n6 1990: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: German
In: Empire n2 August 1989 Page: 100
Title: Empire directoryAuthor: THOMAS, Philip Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen International n671 24 Sep 1988 Page: 39
Title: [Screen International - n671 24 Sep 1988: no known title]Language: English
In: City Limits n364 22 Sep 1988 Page: 30
Title: [City Limits - n364 22 Sep 1988: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v55 n656 September 1988 Page: 278
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v55 n656 September 1988: no known title]Language: English
In: The Listener v120 n3081 22 Sep 1988 Page: 31
Title: [The Listener - v120 n3081 22 Sep 1988: no known title]Language: English
In: Time Out n944 21 Sep 1988 Page: 44
Title: [Time Out - n944 21 Sep 1988: no known title]Language: English
In: Chaplin n213 December 1987 Page: 310
Title: [Chaplin - n213 December 1987: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: Swedish
In: Screen International n628 28 Nov 1987 Page: 26, 27
Title: [Screen International - n628 28 Nov 1987: no known title]Language: English
Description: Production report
In: Variety 14 Oct 1987 Page: 9
Title: [Variety - 14 Oct 1987: no known title]Language: English
In: Scandinavian Film News v6 n3 November 1986 Page: 8
Title: [Scandinavian Film News - v6 n3 November 1986: no known title]Language: English
Description: Credits & synopsis
Date: 1987 (Release)Country: NorwayDirector: Nils Gaup
Synopsis: Based on a 1000 year-old Lapp legend which the director heard as a young boy in the small Sami town of Kautekeino where he was born. A young man in the Arctic North, frees his nomad tribe from a menacing gang of marauding Tchude warriors. Made in the Lapp (Sami) language.
Genre: Drama
Credits
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Production Company: Norsk Film, Production Company: Filmkameratene A/S, Production Company: Norway Film Development Company A/S, Producer: John M. Jacobsen, Associate Producer: Erik Disch, Production Manager: Arve Figenschow, Assistant: Mikael Mienna, Production Assistant: Christian Heian, Assistant: Mikkel Isak Eira, Assistant: Svein Egil Oskal, Assistant: Leif Isak Eide, Assistant: Ole Thomas Gaup, Svein Birger Olsen, 2nd Unit Director: Sølve Skagen, Assistant Director: Ole Bjørn Salvesen, Screenplay: Nils Gaup, Script and editorial consultant: Sølve Skagen, Director of Photography: Erling Thurmann-Andersen, 2nd Unit Photographer: Eric Arguillere, Camera Operator: Wenche Hovet, Editor: Niels Pagh Andersen, Production Designer: Harald Egede-Nissen, Set Decorator: Øyvind Gulliksen, Set Decorator: Billy Johansson, Costume designer for Tchudes: Eva SchjØlberg, Costume designer for Lapps: Marit Sofie Holmestrand, Make-up: Siw Järbyn, Make-up: Pär Hjorth, Main titles: Hans J. Matthiasen, Main titles: Screen Opticals, Rolf Olsen, Optical effects: Morten Skallerud, Music: Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Music: Kjetil Bjerkestrand, Music: Marius Müller, Sound Supervisor: Jan Lindvik, Sound Recording: Sturla Einarson, Dialogue re-recording: Tom Matsen, Chief sound re-recording: Otto Snel, Sound Re-recording: Kevin Taylor, Sound Re-recording: Nicolas Le Messurier, Sound editor/re-recorder: Nils J. Alveberg, Tom Sassebo, Sound Effects Editor: John Foster, Stunt Co-ordinator: Martin Grace, Stunts: Terry Forrestal, Stunts: Andy Bradford, Stunts: Richard Graydon, Stunts: Gabe Cronnelly, Stunts: Tom Hegarty, 2nd unit ethnic consultant: Aage Gaup, Tchude language creator: Esben Kr. Aamot, Hercules the Bear supplied: Andy Robin, Maggie Robin
Cast
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Mikkel Gaup (Aigin), Ingvald Guttorm (father), Ellen Anne Buljo (mother), Inger Utsi (sister), Svein Scharffenberg (Tchude chief), Helgi Skúlason (Tchude with scar), Knut Walle (Tchude interpreter), John S. Kristensen (Tchude strongman), Nils-Aslak Valkeapää (Siida-Isit), Nils Utsi (Raste the Noaidi), Sara Marit Gaup (Save), Anna Maria Blind (Varia), Henrik H. Buljo (Dorakas), Svein Birger Olsen (Diemis), Sverre Porsanger (Sierge), Amund Johnskareng (Heina), Aliu Gaup (Orbes), Oiva Alamattila, Kristine Sara Gaup Bongo, Hanne Gaup Braa, Save Gaup Braa, Aslat Gaup, Svein Ole Gaup, Josef Halse, Anne Jorid Henriksen, Marit Sofie Holmestrand, Britha Haetta, May Torill Haetta, Egil Keskitalo, Tore Kristensen, Marie Kvernmo, Samuel Magga, Per MØrk, Roy Artur Hansen Olsen, Mary Sarre, Kristine Skottedal, Ole Anders Utsi
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Playback 7 Nov 2005 Page: 18Title: Service: Vikings invade VancouverAuthor: DAVIDSON, Sean Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: There are plans for a remake of OFELAS (PATHFINDER) in Canad a.
In: Film und Fernsehen n6 1990 Page: 34
Title: [Film und Fernsehen - n6 1990: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: German
In: Empire n2 August 1989 Page: 100
Title: Empire directoryAuthor: THOMAS, Philip Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen International n671 24 Sep 1988 Page: 39
Title: [Screen International - n671 24 Sep 1988: no known title]Language: English
In: City Limits n364 22 Sep 1988 Page: 30
Title: [City Limits - n364 22 Sep 1988: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v55 n656 September 1988 Page: 278
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v55 n656 September 1988: no known title]Language: English
In: The Listener v120 n3081 22 Sep 1988 Page: 31
Title: [The Listener - v120 n3081 22 Sep 1988: no known title]Language: English
In: Time Out n944 21 Sep 1988 Page: 44
Title: [Time Out - n944 21 Sep 1988: no known title]Language: English
In: Chaplin n213 December 1987 Page: 310
Title: [Chaplin - n213 December 1987: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: Swedish
In: Screen International n628 28 Nov 1987 Page: 26, 27
Title: [Screen International - n628 28 Nov 1987: no known title]Language: English
Description: Production report
In: Variety 14 Oct 1987 Page: 9
Title: [Variety - 14 Oct 1987: no known title]Language: English
In: Scandinavian Film News v6 n3 November 1986 Page: 8
Title: [Scandinavian Film News - v6 n3 November 1986: no known title]Language: English
Description: Credits & synopsis