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Valhalla Rising (Original title)
Dates: 2009 (Copyright), 30 April 2010 (Release)

Countries: Denmark, United Kingdom, Norway, France

Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn

Synopsis: Drama. A medieval epic about One-Eye, a mute warrior who has been held prisoner by the chieftain Barde for years, and sent by him to fight for money and land. One day he meets a young boy who shows him kindness and they escape to find a more worthwhile existence.

Genre:
Drama

Subjects:
Paganism, Christianity, North America
Releases
Date: September 2009Country: ItalyRelease type: TheatricalFormat: High-Definition Video - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 93 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: 30 April 2010Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 92 mins 31 secs - Length: 8326 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Vertigo Films
Date: August 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 93 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer

Credits (126)
©: Valhalla Rights ApS, ©: One Eye Production, ©: Blind Eye Productions, Scanbox, Production Company: Nimbus Film ApS, [Produced] In association with: La Belle Allee Productions, Produced by: One Eye Production, [Produced] In association with: Blind Eye Productions, [Produced] In association with: La Belle Allee Productions, Scanbox Film, Presents: NWR, Supported by: Det Danske Filminstitut, Supported by: National Lottery through Scottish Screen, Supported by: Nordisk Film- och TV-Fond, Supported by: Glasgow Film Office, Supported by: South West Scotland Screen Commission, MEDIA Programme of the European Community, In association with: Wild Bunch, In association with: Wild Side Films, In association with: Scanbox Entertainment, In association with: Wales Creative IP Fund, In association with: DR - Danmarks Radio, In association with: BBC Films, Vertigo Films, Completion Guaranty provided by: International Film Guarantors, International Sales: Wild Bunch, Distribution Scandinavia: Scanbox, Distribution UK: Vertigo Films, Executive Producer: Lene BØrglum, Executive Producer: Carole Sheridan, Executive Producer: Linda James, Executive Producer: Joni Sighvatsson, Executive Producer: Mads Peter Ole Olsen, Executive Producer: Christine Alderson, Executive Producer: Yves Chevalier, Executive Producer: Thor S. Sigurjónsson, Producer: Johnny Andersen, Producer: Bo Ehrhardt, Producer: Henrik Danstrup, Assistant Producer (Nimbus): Eva Jakobsen, Co-producer: Karen Smyth, [For] The Danish Film Institute: Molly Malene Stensgaard, [For] Nordisk Film & TV Fond: Hanne Palmquist, Production Manager: Suzanne Reid, Production Co-ordinator: Victoria Dabbs, Accountant: Neil Cairns, Location Manager: Duncan Muggoch, Unit Manager: Matt Jones, Post-production Supervisor: Jeanette Haley, Post-production Supervisor: Emma Zee, Post-production Co-ordinator: Siobhan Boyes, Production Secretary: Lindsay Goodall, 1st Assistant Director: Ronaldo Nacionales, Nickie Sault, 2nd Assistant Director: Alison Goring, 3rd Assistant Director: Will Cummins, Marissa Carrara, Crowd Co-ordinator: Ruth Coulter, Script Supervisor: Dolina MacFarlane, Casting: Des Hamilton, Casting Assistant: Kimberley O'Neill, Casting Assistant: Claire Catterson, Caroline Stewart, Crowd Casting Co-ordinator: Laura Donnelly, Written by: Nicolas Winding Refn, Roy Jacobsen, Additional Writing: Matthew Read, Director of Photography: Morten SØborg, 1st Assistant Camera: Jon Priddle, 2nd Assistant Camera: Anna James, Gaffer: Freddie Bonfanti, Rigging Gaffer: Derrick Ritchie, Video Assist: Angus Thomson, Stills Photographer: Dean Rogers, Joanne Irvine, Physical Special FX/Prosthetics provd by: Artem Limited, Editing: Matt Newman, Assembly Editor: Tanya Fallenius, Production Design: Laurel Wear, Art Director: Allie Milligan, Art Director: Natalie Astridge, Production Buyer/Art Department Assistnt: Wendy Cairns, Construction: B Scenic Construction, Construction: Bob Barclay, Construction: Christian Fenwicke-Clennell, Dave More, Costume Design: Gill Horn, Costume Supervisor: Kathryn Tart, Costume Assistant: Camille Moohan, Make-up Design: Niamh Morrison, Hair/Make-up Artist: Maxine Dallas, Hair/Make-up Assistant: Jessica Cruickshank, Hair/Make-up Dailies: Hollie Armstrong, Hair/Make-up Dailies: Lily Beckett, Hair/Make-up Dailies: Barbara Findlay, Hair/Make-up Dailies: Fiona Harvey, Nicole Stafford, Prosthetics: Stephen Murphy, Laboratory: Technicolor, Digital Intermediate by: Dragon DI, Music: Peterpeter, Music: Peter Kyed, Sound Design: Douglas MacDougall, Sound Designer: Giles Lamb, Sound Co-ordinator: Linda Wylie, Sound Recordist: Cameron Mercer, Sound Maintenance: Colin Gregory, Re-recording Mixer: Chris Sinclair, Iain Anderson, Dialogue Editor: Howard Halsall, ADR Recordist: Kahl Henderson, Foley Recordist: Iain Anderson, Foley: Micheal MacKinnon, Stunt Co-ordinator: Julian Spencer, Stunt Co-ordinator: Tony Lucken, Stunt Performers: Rob Cooper, Stunt Performers: James Embree, Stunt Performers: Rick English, Stunt Performers: James Grogan, Stunt Performers: Mike Lambert, Stunt Performers: Guy List, Erol Mehmet, Marine Co-ordinator: Peter Fowler, Historical Consultant: Dr Allan Macquarrie, Research: Mette SØ
Cast (37)
Mads Mikkelsen (One-Eye), Alexander Morton, Stewart Porter, Maarten Stevenson, Matthew Zajac, Gordon Brown, Andrew Flanagan, Gary Lewis, Gary McCormack, James Ramsey, Jamie Sives, Ewan Stewart, Rony Bridges, Robert Harrison, Andy Nicolson, Douglas Russell, Garry Sweeney, Tashi Tsering, Lhasam Gedun, Palden Tsering, Pasang Manor, Wangdu Dorjee, Dawa Norbu, Lhabhum Sershi, Tsultrim Gyatso, Tsewang Phuntsok, Tsering Dorjee, Lobsang Griffiths-Golba, Pasang Dorjee, Tenzin Jigdal, Phurbu Rinzin, Lobsang Palden, Jamyang Chophel, Nagwang Kunchok, Tashi Dhondup, Nawang Anja-Tsang, Tashi Sangpo Murik