The Northman is a 2022 American epic period action drama film directed by Robert Eggers, who co-wrote the screenplay with Sjón. Based on the legend of Amleth from Gesta Danorum by Saxo Grammaticus, the film follows Amleth, an exiled Viking prince who sets out on a quest to avenge the murder of his father at the hands of his uncle at the height of the Viking Age. It features an ensemble cast of Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Gustav Lindh, Ethan Hawke, Björk, and Willem Dafoe.
The Northman (2022)
Directed by Robert Eggers
Genres - Action-Adventure, Drama, Epic, Fantasy, History |
Sub-Genres - Epic Film, Historical Film, Medieval Film |
Release Date - Apr 13, 2022 |
Run Time - 140 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
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Box Office
$69,633,110
Themes
Tags
10th Century, Based On Legend, Brutality, Death Of Father, Fate, Gore, Graphic Violence, Iceland, King, Prince, Revenge, Sword, Sword Fight, Viking, Viking Age
Attributes
Based On: Andrei Rublev, Conan the Barbarian, Gesta Danorum, Sources of Hamlet
Filming Location: Belfast
Narrative Location: Iceland, North Atlantic Ocean, Rus
Subject: ambition, destiny, heroism, homicide, masculinity, patriarchy, revenge, slavery
Time Period: Viking Age
Filming Location: Belfast
Narrative Location: Iceland, North Atlantic Ocean, Rus
Subject: ambition, destiny, heroism, homicide, masculinity, patriarchy, revenge, slavery
Time Period: Viking Age
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Alternate Titles
Ο Άνθρωπος απ' τον Βορρά
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Північанин
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Հյուսիսային Մարդը
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איש הצפון
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