The Northman Movie Details:
Genre | Action, Adventure, Historical |
Countries | United States |
Language | English, Old Norse, Old East Slavic |
Release dates | March 28, 2022 (Rigoletto Cinema) April 22, 2022 (United States) |
Running time | 137 minutes |
Starring | Alexander Skarsgård Nicole Kidman Claes Bang Anya Taylor-Joy Ethan Hawke Björk Willem Dafoe |
Directed by | Robert Eggers |
Written by | Sjón Robert Eggers |
Produced by | Mark Huffam Lars Knudsen Robert Eggers Alexander Skarsgård Arnon Milchan |
Cinematography | Jarin Blaschke |
Edited by | Louise Ford |
Music by | Robin Carolan Sebastian Gainsborough |
Production companies | Regency Enterprises New Regency Square Peg Perfect World Pictures |
Distributed by | Focus Features (United States) Universal Pictures (International) |
The Northman Movie Cast & Characters:
- Alexander Skarsgård as Amleth, a Viking warrior prince
- Oscar Novak as young Amleth
- Nicole Kidman as Queen Gudrún, Amleth’s mother
- Claes Bang as Fjölnir the Brotherless, Amleth’s uncle and Aurvandill’s brother
- Anya Taylor-Joy as Olga of the Birch Forest, a Slavic sorceress
- Ethan Hawke as King Aurvandill War-Raven, Amleth’s father and Fjölnir’s brother
- Gustav Lindh as Thorir the Proud, Fjölnir’s elder son and Amleth’s cousin
- Elliott Rose as Gunnar, Fjölnir’s younger son and Amleth’s half-brother
- Willem Dafoe as Heimir the Fool
- Phill Martin as Hallgrímr Half-Troll
- Björk as the Seeress
- Eldar Skar as Finnr the Nose-Stub, Fjölnir’s foreman
- Olwen Fouéré as Ashildur Hofgythja, the priestess of Fjölnir’s estate
- Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson as the He-witch
- Ian Whyte as the Mound Dweller
- Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson as Thorfinnr Tooth-Gnasher, Hákon’s champion
- Kate Dickie as Halldóra the Pict, a slave on Fjölnir’s farm
- Tadhg Murphy as Eirikr Blaze-Eye, Amleth’s fellow berserker
- Ralph Ineson as Captain Volodymyr, a Rus sea captain
- Murray McArthur as Hákon Ironbeard, chieftain of the neighboring farm
- Ineta Šliužaitė as the Valkyrja
Storyline:
The Viking Age. With a mind aflame with hate and revenge, Prince Amleth, the wronged son of King Aurvandill War-Raven, heads to cold, windswept Iceland to retrieve what was stolen from him: a father, a mother, and a kingdom. And like a war dog picking up the enemy’s scent, brutal Amleth embarks on a murderous quest to find the hateful adversary, whose life is forever woven together with his by the threads of fate. Now, in the name of Valhalla, no one can stop the Northman, not even God.
The Northman Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
Budget | $70–90 million |
Worldwide Collection | $69.6 million |
About The Northman Movie:
The Northman is an American epic historical action film directed by Robert Eggers from a screenplay he co-wrote with Sjón. Based on the legend of Amleth, the film stars Alexander Skarsgård (who also produced), Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Gustav Lindh, with Ethan Hawke, Björk, and Willem Dafoe. It focuses on Amleth, a Viking prince who sets out on a quest to avenge the murder of his father. The film is heavily influenced by Norse mythology.
Skarsgård had wanted to make a Viking film for several years, and Eggers decided to make the film his third project after the pair met to discuss possible collaborations. Much of the cast joined in October 2019, and filming took place in locations throughout Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and Iceland from August to December 2020.
The Northman premiered in Stockholm at Rigoletto Cinema on March 28, 2022. It began theatrical release in some countries on April 13, 2022, and was released theatrically in the United States on April 22 to critical acclaim, with praise towards Eggers’ direction, screenplay, cinematography, visual effects, score, and cast performances. While it underperformed at the worldwide box office, the film later found financial success at the VOD and other post-theatrical markets.