The Northman
2022 film directed by Robert Eggers
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Summary
The Northman is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,798 views/month, #781 of 94,065).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Robert Eggers[3]
- Screenwriter: Robert Eggers[4], Sjón[5]
- Composer: Vessel[6]
- Genre: historical film[7], epic film[8], thriller film[9], medieval film[10]
- Cast member: Alexander Skarsgård[11], Nicole Kidman[12], Willem Dafoe[13], Anya Taylor-Joy[14], Ethan Hawke[15], Claes Bang[16], Björk[17], Kate Dickie[18], Ralph Ineson[19], Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson[20], Murray McArthur[21], Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson[22], Ian Whyte[23], Gustav Lindh[24]
- Producer: Mark Huffam[25], Lars Knudsen[26], Arnon Milchan[27]
- Depicts: valkyrie[28], slavery[29]
- Production company: Regency Enterprises[30]
- Director of photography: Jarin Blaschke[31]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[32], Old Norse[33], Old Ukrainian[34]
- Commons category: The Northman[35]
- Soundtrack release: The Northman – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[36]
- Distribution format: video on demand[37]
- Review score: 89%[38], 82/100[39]
- Color: color[40]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[41], United States[42]
- Publication date: April 22, 2022[43], May 19, 2022[44], April 15, 2022[45], May 11, 2022[46]
- Characters: Amleth[47], Feng[48], Horwendill[49], Gerutha[50], Aurvandill[51]
- Distributed by: Focus Features[52], Universal Pictures[53], UIP-Dunafilm[54]
- Narrative location: Iceland[55], North Atlantic Ocean[56], Rus[57]
- Filming location: Belfast[58]
- Main subject: revenge[59], patriarchy[60], masculinity[61], destiny[62], heroism[63], family honor[64], homicide[65], belief in destiny[66], ambition[67]
- Inspired by: Gesta Danorum[68], Conan the Barbarian[69], Hamlet[70], Andrei Rublev[71]
- Film editor: Louise Ford[72]
Why It Matters
The Northman has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[73] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[74]