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Eye of the Eagle (Danish: Ørnens Øje) is a 1997 Danish medieval adventure film directed by Peter Flinth. Based on an original screenplay by Bjarne O. Henriksen, it takes place in Denmark during 1218. Filming primarily took place at the Asserbo Castle ruins in Denmark, Eilean Donan Castle in Scotland, and Tisvilde Strand at Tisvildeleje in Denmark. The film won five of Denmark's Robert Awards in 1998.

Eye of the Eagle
Directed by	Peter Flinth
Written by	Bjarne O. Henriksen (story and original screenplay) Nikolaj Scherfig (screenplay)
Produced by	Thomas Lydholm Michael Haslund-Christensen
Starring	Nijas Ørnbak-Fjeldmose Lasse Baunkilde Lars Lohmann Björn Granath Baard Owe
Cinematography	Eric Kress
Edited by	Morten Giese
Music by	Søren Hyldgaard
Distributed by	Metronome Productions Nordisk Film
Release date	21 March 1997 (1997-03-21)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Denmark
Language	Danish
Budget	Danish kroner 23,000,000 (ca. US$ 6,400,000)

Plot

War is upon Denmark, and King Valdemar II sends his only son and heir in safety to Eskil, bishop of Ravensburg, who is instructed to educate the prince. As soon as the king leaves the country to go to war, the bishop makes plans about seizing the crown for himself. Accidentally the prince and the kitchen-boy Aske overhear the schemes of Eskil and his conspirators, but are seen and pursued by a one-eyed man, who wants to take revenge on the king for leaving him behind on a battlefield where he lost his eye. The eye was swallowed by an eagle, which he has tamed and now shares his sight with.

Cast

• Nijas Ørnbak-Fjeldmose as prince Valdemar
• Lasse Baunkilde as kitchen-boy Aske
• Lars Lohmann as king Valdemar
• Björn Granath as bishop Eskil
• Bjørn Floberg as the one-eyed man
• Rasmus Haxen as Morten Trefinger (Threefinger)
• Kristian Halken as Gert Fredløs (the Outlawed)
• Maj Bockhahn Bjerregaard as Signe
• Baard Owe as brother Sune
• Hardy Rafn as brother Grammaticus
• Thorbjørn Hummel as count Albert
• Asger Reher as squire Mikkelsen
• Folmer Rubæk as a squire
• Steen Stig Lommer as a squire
• Lasse Lunderskov as a coachman
• Erik Wedersøe as the voice of the one-eyed man

Production

Filming primarily took place at the Asserbo Castle ruins in Denmark, Eilean Donan Castle in Scotland, and Tisvilde Strand at Tisvildeleje in Denmark.[1]

Awards

The film won five of Denmark's Robert Awards in 1998.[2]

• Best Costume Design (Manon Rasmussen)
• Best Editing (Morten Giese)
• Best Make-Up (Elisabeth Bukkehave)
• Best Screenplay (Nikolaj Scherfig)
• Best Sound (Morten Degnbol and Stig Sparre-Ulrich)

See also

• List of historical drama films

References

External links

• Eye of the Eagle at IMDb

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