Eye of the Eagle (1997 film)

Eye of the Eagle
Eye of the Eagle
Directed by	Peter Flinth
Written by	(story and original screenplay); (screenplay)
Produced by	;
Starring	; ; ; Björn Granath; Baard Owe
Cinematography	Eric Kress
Edited by
Music by	Søren Hyldgaard
Distributed by	; Nordisk Film
Release date	21 March 1997;
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Denmark
Language	Danish
Budget	Danish kroner 23,000,000; (ca. US$ 6,400,000)

Eye of the Eagle (Danish: Ørnens Øje) is a 1997 Danish medieval adventure film directed by Peter Flinth. Based on an original screenplay by , it takes place in Denmark during 1218. Filming primarily took place at the ruins in Denmark, Eilean Donan Castle in Scotland, and Tisvilde Strand at Tisvildeleje in Denmark. The film won five of Denmark's Robert Awards in 1998.

Plot[]

War is upon Denmark, and King Valdemar II sends his only son and heir in safety to Eskil, bishop of Ravensburg, who is instructed to educate the prince. As soon as the king leaves the country to go to war, the bishop makes plans about seizing the crown for himself. Accidentally the prince and the kitchen-boy Aske overhear the schemes of Eskil and his conspirators, but are seen and pursued by a one-eyed man, who wants to take revenge on the king for leaving him behind on a battlefield where he lost his eye. The eye was swallowed by an eagle, which he has tamed and now shares his sight with.

Cast[]

as prince Valdemar
as kitchen-boy Aske
as king Valdemar
Björn Granath as bishop Eskil
Bjørn Floberg as the one-eyed man
as Morten Trefinger (Threefinger)
Kristian Halken as Gert Fredløs (the Outlawed)
as Signe
Baard Owe as brother Sune
Hardy Rafn as brother Grammaticus
as count Albert
as squire Mikkelsen
as a squire
as a squire
as a coachman
Erik Wedersøe as the voice of the one-eyed man

Production[]

Filming primarily took place at the ruins in Denmark, Eilean Donan Castle in Scotland, and Tisvilde Strand at Tisvildeleje in Denmark.^[1]

Awards[]

The film won five of Denmark's Robert Awards in 1998.^[2]

Best Costume Design (Manon Rasmussen)
Best Editing (Morten Giese)
Best Make-Up (Elisabeth Bukkehave)
Best Screenplay (Nikolaj Scherfig)
Best Sound (Morten Degnbol and Stig Sparre-Ulrich)

References[]

^ "Filming locations for Ørnens øje (1997)". Retrieved 2008-07-08.
^ "Awards for Ørnens øje (1997)". Retrieved 2008-07-07.

External links[]

Eye of the Eagle at IMDb

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[1] "Filming locations for Ørnens øje (1997)". Retrieved 2008-07-08.

[2] "Awards for Ørnens øje (1997)". Retrieved 2008-07-07.

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