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The Last King ()

Birkebeinerne (original title)
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In the year 1206 Norway is raged by civil war. The King's illegitimate infant son, Håkon Håkonsson, which half the kingdom wants killed off, is guarded in secrecy by two men. A story which changed the course of the country's history.
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Skjervald
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Torstein
Torkel Dommersnes Soldal ...
Egil (as Torkel D. Soldal)
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Inga
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Orm
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Gisle
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Stale (as Åsmund-Brede Eike)
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Inge
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Kristin
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Audun
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Gard
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Chancellor
Jonathan Oskar Dahlgren ...
Baby Håkon Håkonson
Ravn Lanesskog ...
Lodin
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King Håkon
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Erlend
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Ylva (as Inga Lilleaas)
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Queen Margrete
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Aslak (as Anders Dahlberg)
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Bishop
Jon Stensby ...
Jerv
Elg Elgesem ...
Frikk
Brage Haugen Bjørum ...
Skjervald's Son
John Stenersen ...
Hurdy-Gurdy Player & Composer At Feast
Arne Hovland ...
Jew's Harpist At Feast
Gustav Granlund Ringen ...
Child's Voice
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sondre Klæboe Jacobsen ...
Nobleman 01 (uncredited)
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Gisles Personal Guard (uncredited)
Ole Fredrik Wannebo ...
Bagler #3 (uncredited)

Directed by

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Nils Gaup

Written by

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Ravn Lanesskog ... ()

Produced by

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Per Henry Borch ... line producer
Mary Callery ... executive producer
Malene Ehlers ... executive producer (as Malene R. Ehlers)
Peter Garde ... executive producer
Finn Gjerdrum ... executive producer / producer
Eszter Gyárfás ... co-producer
Lone Korslund ... executive producer
Stein B. Kvae ... executive producer / post producer / producer
Jackie Larkin ... co-producer
Lesley McKimm ... co-producer
Viktória Petrányi ... co-producer
Erik Poppe ... executive producer
Julius Solheim ... executive producer
Kaare Storemyr ... supervising line producer
Judit Sós ... line producer: Hungary
Henrik Zein ... executive producer

Music by

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Gaute Storaas

Cinematography by

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Anette Marie Holmen
Peter Mokrosinski

Editing by

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Christoffer Heie
Thomas Täng ... (as Tomas Täng)

Editorial Department

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Anette Ruud Andersen ... assistant editor
Linda Løvås Angyal ... post-production coordinator
Ola Bäccman ... colorist
Tine Clasen ... facility coordinator
Emil Eriksson ... on-line editor
Lárus Ren Gudbjörnsson ... dcp mastering
Anna Leijonhielm ... assistant editor
Simon Lytting ... digital mastering
Anton Robsahm Norum ... assistant editor (as Anton Robsahm)
Mina Nybakke ... assistant editor
Ricard Schmidt ... on-line editor
Margrete Vinnem ... editing: facility coordinator

Casting By

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Yngvill Kolset Haga

Production Design by

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Karl Júlíusson

Art Direction by

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Bjørn Grønnerud
Csaba Lodi

Set Decoration by

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Zsuzsanna Sipos ... (as Zsuzsi Sipos)

Costume Design by

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Margrét Einarsdóttir
Anette Marie Holmen

Makeup Department

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Anette Marie Holmen ... special makeup effects artist
Morten Jacobsen ... special makeup effects artist
Ancsa Kriskó ... extras makeup artist: Hungary
Brigitta Mogony ... hair stylist: Hungary
Magdolna Márta ... makeup supervisor: Hungary
Dorte Pedersen ... makeup department head
Janne Røhmen ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Vidar Svendsen ... makeup artist
Csaba Szever ... hair supervisor: Hungary
Diána Szilágyi ... makeup artist: Hungary
Merete Torkildsen ... assistant makeup artist: extras

Production Management

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Tessa Eggesbø ... production manager
Henning Szpiro Eriksen ... post-production supervisor (as Henning Lind Eriksen)
Péter Magyar ... production manager
Gábor Téni ... production manager: Hungary

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Réka Belsô ... second assistant director: Hungary
Kim Rune Gulland ... third assistant director
Fahad Falur Jabali ... first assistant director (as Fahad Jabali)
Ravn Lanesskog ... assistant director
Tamás Lukács ... first assistant director: Hungary (as Tamas Lukacs)
Kimmo Rajala ... second unit director
Zsolt Tolmár ... third assistant director: Hungary
Paul Tunge ... second assistant director
Martin Ødegaard ... assistant director: extras

Art Department

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Giuseppe Cristiano ... storyboard artist
Cecilie de Lange ... property master (as Cecilie De Lange)
Elisabeth Dreyer Henjum ... art department assistant
Øyvind Flood Dalen ... art department assistant
Maren Foldvik ... painter
József Harasztia ... construction manager: Hungary
József Kiss ... construction manager
Máté Kovácsi ... property master: Hungary
Csilla Laube ... assistant set decorator: Hungary
Anders Lunde ... standby props
Skuli Magnusson ... painter
Tamás Orosz ... set dresser
Anders Rossland Knutsen ... art department assistant
Gergely Répászky ... props buyer: Hungary
Zsuzsanna Sipos ... set decorator: Hungary
Øyvind Steensen ... storyboard artist
Zoltán Tokaji ... set dresser (as Tokaji Zoltán)
Judit Varga ... art director: Hungary
Olga Gøril Vik ... props

Sound Department

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Simon Bird ... foley assistant
Svein-Ketil Bjøntegård ... sound effects editor
Ed Costello ... sound editor
Carl Cullen ... sound effects editor
Svenja Dielforter ... boom operator
Caoimhe Doyle ... foley artist: Ireland
Ken Galvin ... re-recording mixer: Ireland
Detlef Halaski ... re-recording mixer
Fionán Higgins ... supervising sound editor: Ireland (as Fionan Higgins) / supervising sound editor: additional (as Fionan Higgins)
Baard H. Ingebretsen ... sound effects editor (as Baard Haugan Ingebretsen)
János Köporosy ... sound engineer: Hungary
Jean McGrath ... foley mixer
Jordan Mullen ... foley editor
Mads Olsen ... sound mixer
Tormod Ringnes ... re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Espen Rønning ... re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Pál Szûrös ... boom operator: Hungary
Karoline Fjugstad Wendelborg ... sound effects editor

Special Effects by

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Robin Blick ... special effects floor supervisor
Gergely Csóri ... pyrotechnician: Hungary
Rafal Denko ... special effects technician
Ferenc Deák ... special effects supervisor: Hungary
Johan Harnesk ... special effects supervisor
Pål Morten Hverven ... special effects technician
Steinar Kaarstein ... headless special effects creator
Gergely Laszlo ... senior special effects technician
Gábor Ludányi ... special effects standby: Hungary
Norbert Orosz ... pyrotechnician: Hungary
Victor Rajala ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by

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Michelle Anderson ... visual effects coordinator: windmill Lane vfx
Valdimar Baldvinsson ... matchmove artist
Kai Kiønig Bortne ... digital compositor (as Kai Bortne)
John Brady ... head of engineering
Torgeir Busch ... visual effects producer
Tim Chauncey ... pipeline supervisor
Andy Clarke ... visual effects on-set supervisor
Ciaran Crowley ... visual effects executive producer
Henry Cummings ... visual effects artist
Louise Curran ... visual effects executive producer
Ditch Doy ... visual effects supervisor
Henning Szpiro Eriksen ... visual effects producer (as Henning Lind Eriksen)
Emil Eriksson ... head compositor / visual effects editor / visual effects supervisor
John Cato L. Finnebråten ... visual effects artist (as John Cato Finnebråthen)
Helene Harmens ... digital compositor
Robert Hartigan ... digital compositor (as Rob Hartigan)
Steven Higton ... digital compositor
Magnus Jonsson ... compositor
Alexander Kadim ... visual effects artist
Arne Kaupang ... matte paint artist / visual effects supervisor
Lisa Kelly ... visual effects producer: windmill lane vfx
James Kenny ... Digital Matte Painter
Barry Lawless ... cg artist / visual effects artist
Sophie Luto ... digital compositor
Keith Malone ... digital compositor
Stacy Mangan ... digital compositor: Windmill Lane VFX
Pontus Mattsson ... digital compositor (as Pontus Mattson)
Daryl McMahon ... roto/paint artist
John McMahon ... digital compositor
Morten Moen ... digital compositor
Donal Nolan ... Head of 2d
Eoin O'Sullivan ... digital compositor
Therese Olsen ... visual effects artist
Thomas Reppen ... visual effects producer
Ivar Rystad ... visual effects supervisor
Ricard Schmidt ... compositor
James Sellers ... matchmove artist
Felix Serwir ... digital compositor
Jan Ivar Solås ... digital compositor
Peter J. Spence ... matchmove artist / visual effects artist
Alex Wolf ... digital compositor

Stunts

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Maria Elisabeth Angell ... stunts
Fredrik Blom ... stunts
Erik Dalin ... stunts
Per Dunder ... stunts
Robert Follin ... assistant stunt coordinator (as Robban Follin) / fight coordinator (as Robban Follin) / stunts
Lars Hjelm ... stunts
Géza Kovács ... stunts
Janne Lindqvist ... stunts
Johan Lindqvist ... stunts
Tim Man ... stunts
Bjørn Goul Nellemann ... stunts
Christian Petersson ... stunts
Kimmo Rajala ... stunt coordinator
Gáspár Szabó ... stunt coordinator: Hungary (as Szabó Gáspár)
György Szántó ... stunts
Karl Ytterberg ... stunts
Martin K.R. Zetterlund ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Tom Birger Anundsen ... second assistant camera (as Tom-Birger Anundsen)
László Balázs ... grip: Hungary
Zsolt Berecz ... video operator
László Bille ... camera operator: Hungary
Trude Bratlie ... assistant camera: second unit (as Trude Bratlie Hansen)
Ian Brodie ... still photographer
Karl Andre Bru ... lighting technician
Martin Jørgensen Edelsteen ... director of photography: second unit
Tor Edvin Eliassen ... first assistant camera: a camera
Robert Egron Erstad ... first assistant camera
Zsolt Fehér ... focus puller: Hungary
Andras Hamori ... best boy: Hungary
Knut Haraldsen ... gaffer
Odd Helge Haugsnes ... camera operator: "b" camera
Jonas Rand Haukeland ... second assistant camera: "a" camera / second assistant camera: "b" camera
Krisztián Horváth ... electrician: Hungary
András Hámori ... best boy: Hungary
Gábor Inczédy ... electrician: Hungary
Banga István ... electrician: Hungary (as Istvan Banga)
Zoltán Kovács ... steadicam operator: Hungary
Bo Lundgren ... key grip
Szilárd Makkos ... focus puller: Hungary
Peter Milanov ... a camera operator / steadicam operator
Daniel Mock ... digital image technician
Benjamin Mosli ... additional camera operator
Krisztián Paluch ... gaffer: Hungary
Pál Paluch ... key grip: Hungary
Knut K. Pedersen ... b camera operator: Hungary (as Knut Kirkaas Pedersen) / steadicam operator (as Knut Kirkaas Pedersen)
David Rondzik ... electrician: Hungary (as Dávid Rondzik)
Andras Rudasy ... electrician: Hungary
Sindri Týr ... first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Sindri Týr Högnason)
András Udvardi ... hd technician: Hungary
Nils Wallin ... gaffer: Hungary
Håvard Nesbø ... still photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Beatrix Nemesházi ... extras casting: hungary
Ingrid Nordby ... extras casting
Cecilie Owren ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Helene Arnesen ... costume assistant
Tone Carlsen ... set costumer
Éva Csiszár ... assistant costume designer
Nina Dreijer Herjum ... costume assistant
Barbara Fónyi ... dresser: Hungary
Netta Catharina Gauslaa Ring ... costume assistant
Anne Hamre ... costume: pre-production
Anette Marie Holmen ... wardrobe
Erika Kovács ... tailor: Hungary
Live Linberg ... costume assistant
Mette Madsen Regland ... costume assistant
Berglind Magnúsdóttir ... tailor
Emilyn McKenna ... seamstress
Dániel Milány ... dresser: Hungary
Alex P. Nagy ... costumer
Tómas Ragnarsson ... costumer
Terese Strømme ... costume assistant
Mari Sundby ... costume assistant
Sven Undheim ... costumer
Lilla Vasvári ... dresser: Hungary
Ada Veidal Hansen ... costume assistant
Claude Wittwen ... costumer
Maria Lind Heel ... costume props maker (uncredited)

Location Management

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Gergö Bakos ... locations
Jonas Fylling Christiansen ... location manager (as Jonas F. Christiansen)
Bruno Kvae ... location scout
Håvard Nesbø ... assistant location manager
Domonkos Szász ... location manager: Hungary
Tommy Wike ... location scout

Music Department

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Bratislava Symphony Orchestra ... orchestra
Lars Brenli ... composer's assistant / music assistant
Helene Bøksle ... vocals
Schola Cantorum ... brass singers
Mike Hartung ... music mixer
David Hernando ... conductor (as David Hermando Rico)
Hans Frederik Jacobsen ... musician: seljefløyte and various flutes
Birger Mistereggen ... percussion
Åshild Breie Nyhus ... musician: nyckelharpa
Mark Petrie ... composer: trailer music
Martin Roller ... score recording engineer
Jørn Simenstad ... multi instruments
Gaute Storaas ... orchestration
Maria Hovda Storaas ... chordophone
Kazuhiko Toyama ... orchestration (as Kazz Toyama)
Tormod Tvete Vik ... orchestrator
Aleksander Waaktaar ... orchestration
Sidsel Walstad ... harp

Script and Continuity Department

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Jim Frazee ... script consultant
Linda Johansson ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Csaba Annus ... production car driver: Hungary
László Bombolya ... production car driver: Hungary

Additional Crew

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Signe Dalsgaard Agborg ... armorer assistant
Cecilie Emmerich Andersen ... accountant
Vegard Øyhaugen Bye ... production assistant
Kristian Bylterud ... controller: PDX Production Services
Birgitte Clasen ... accountant
Jacob Damskau ... production assistant
Mathilde Louise Dreyer Sørbu ... production assistant
Lise-Lotte Døcker ... completion bond legal
Arve Figenschow ... production advisor
Halfdan Gjerdrum ... production assistant
Anna Olsen Granli ... production assistant
Árpád Halász ... animal wrangler: Hungary
Stine Hansen ... accountant
Kristoffer Hauger ... horse supervisor
Lage Li Hauger ... horse wrangler
James Hickey ... chief executive: Bord Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board
Mette Kloumann Jensen ... accountant
Eirik Johansen Eid ... armorer assistant
Ada Kaalund ... accountant
Brigitta Karádi ... production assistant
Szilvia Király ... craft service: Hungary
Rebecca Kjellmann ... pre-production assistant
Aslaug Konradsdottir ... script supervisor: Hungary
Mette Bang Kristensen ... completion bond assistant
Joan Lambe ... production accountant: Newgrange Pictures
Péter Lengyel ... security coordinator: Hungary
Camilla Li ... horse supervisor
Hans Lönnerheden ... production executive
Teresa McGrane ... Deputy CEO: Irish Film Board/Bord Scannán na hÉireann
Lene Mortensen ... accountant
Carina Munch ... production assistant
György Márki ... security coordinator: Hungary
Attila Móra ... horse master: Hungary (as Attila Mora)
Anja Nicolas ... production coordinator
Oisín O'Neill ... legal & business affairs executive - bord scannán na héireann / the irish film board
Roberto Olla ... executive director
Tonje Berg Pettersen ... production secretary
Claude Wittwen ... weapons master
Sabina Österling ... completion bond assistant

Thanks

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Even Benestad ... thanks
Anette Marie Holmen ... thanks to

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Storyline

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Taglines A story of legendary bravery See more »
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Also Known As
  • Den sidste konge (Denmark)
  • Den siste konungen (Sweden)
  • Az utolsó király (Hungary)
  • The Last King (United States)
  • The Last King (Canada, English title)
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Runtime
  • 99 min
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Budget NOK45,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Three languages are spoken in the film. The Birkebeiner speak Norwegian, the Baglers speak Danish, and Queen Margrete speaks Swedish. This is actually an anachronism as the Nordic languages had not split into completely different languages at the time and the characters would have spoken more or less the same language, albeit with heavy accents. See more »
Goofs The Norwegian coat of arms (a golden lion wearing a crown and holding an axe) appears throughout the movie, which takes place in and around 1204. However, the coat of arms did not exist in this form until approximately 1280. See more »
Soundtracks Bifröst See more »
Crazy Credits Quote at end of credits: "The difference between a novelist and a historian is this: that the former tells lies deliberately and for the fun of it; the historian tells lies and imagines he is telling the truth" See more »
Quotes Orm: There is a boy... of royal blood. Where is he hidden?
Skjervald: I don't know what you're talking about.
Orm: Do you care so little for your family, that you would sacrifice their lives... for a dead king?
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