Orion's Belt (1985)
"Orions belte" (original title)

Directors:

Ola Solum, Tristan de Vere Cole

Writers:

Richard Harris, Jon Michelet (novel)

Stars:

Helge Jordal, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Hans Ola Sørlie

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Helge Jordal	...	Tom Jansen
Sverre Anker Ousdal	...	Lars
Hans Ola Sørlie	...	Sverre
Kjersti Holmen	...	Eva Gjelseth
Vidar Sandem	...	Helge
Nils Johnson	...	Erik
Jon Eikemo	...	Bache, Governor of Svalbard
Johan Sverre Myhre	...	Myhre (as Johan Sverre)
Jan Hårstad	...	Tveten
Holger Vistisen	...	Morken
Erik Øksnes	...	Sørensen
Bjørg Telstad	...	Mai
John Ausland	...	American Colonel (as John Ousland)
Jarl E. Goli	...	Sergeant
Tor Stokke	...	Justice Minister

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

rifle | boat | russian | oslo norway | arctic | 

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Taglines:

Live to tell the truth.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian English

Release Date:

8 February 1985 (Norway)

Also Known As:

Orion's Belt

Filming Locations:

Kjøllefjord, Norway

Box Office

Gross:

SEK 3,448,647 (Sweden)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmeffekt AS

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The whole film was filmed twice shot-for-shot so there was one version in Norwegian and one in English. The English version is two minutes shorter than the Norwegian.

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Goofs

The airline company Aeroflot is misspelled. On the Russian helicopter it says "Areoflot".

User Reviews

Best Norwegian of all time

This film I saw when I was very young about 12 and it scared me. Now 9 years later it still scares me as a thriller. It is unlike normal Norwegian films. This is probably the best Norwegian movie of all time. I think it portrays the Norwegian-Russian (Soviet) relationship during the Cold war in a very believable way. And other aspects of the film make us go along with it.

Good Stuff!!