The film that marked Søren Kragh-Jacobsen's move from kiddie and youth movies to mainstream melodrama: John and René are in their twenties, close friends but different enough for René to be nicknamed Thunderbird, while John remains just plain John. John feels irresistibly drawn into Thunderbird's orbit, but René isn't all flash. He actually longs to share John's plainness and quiet calm.
| Original title | Isfugle |
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| Danish title | Isfugle |
| Other titles | Thunderbirds |
| Director | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen |
| Screenplay | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Hans Hansen |
| Director of Photography | Dan Laustsen |
| Editor | Janus Billeskov Jansen |
| Sound | Jan Juhler, Morten Degnbol, Stig Sparre-Ulrich |
| Composer | Kenneth Knudsen |
| Production designer | Palle Nybo Arestrup |
| Appearances | Peter Hesse Overgaard, Michael Falch, Mette Munk Plum, Rita Angela |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Production companies | Metronome Productions |
| Domestic distribution | Warner & Metronome |
| Technical info | 35 mm, Widescreen, color, Dolby |
| Danish theatrical release | 26.12.1983 |
| Cinemas | Dagmar, Slagelse, Odense, Esbjerg, Randers, Århus, Aalborg, Palads, Bio Lyngby, Næstved Bio, Nykøbing F., Middelfart Bio, Kolding, Holstebro, Hjørring, Hvidovre, Frederikshavn, Assens |
| TV release | 09.03.1988, TV |
| Find more |
Henrik Jul Hansen: Ildfuglen. Levende Billeder 1/1984. Lene Nordin: Isfugle. Kosmorama 167/1984. |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 12 |
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| Production companies | Metronome Productions |
| Domestic distribution | Warner & Metronome |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen |
| Assistant director | Åke Sandgren |
| Continuity | Annemarie Aaes |
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Script |
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| Script | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen |
| Script | Hans Hansen |
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Production |
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| Production | Bent Fabricius-Bjerre |
| Production manager | Michael Christensen |
| Unit manager | Henrik Møller-Sørensen |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematography | Dan Laustsen |
| First assistant camera | Jens Schlosser |
| Key grip | Jimmy Leavens |
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| Still photographer | John Johansen |
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| Electrical dept. | Eg Norre |
| Electrical dept. | Jan Guldbrandsen |
| Assistant lighting technician | Søren Danielsen |
| Assistant lighting technician | Jan Richter-Friis |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Janus Billeskov Jansen |
| Assistant editor | Ghita Beckendorff |
| Assistant editor | Gitte Naur |
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Music |
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| Music | Kenneth Knudsen |
| Flute | Michala Petri |
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Production design |
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| Production designer | Palle Nybo Arestrup |
| Set dresser | William Knuttel |
| Set dresser | Bjørn Hernes |
| Assistant set dresser | Lars Fog-Møller |
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Wardrobe |
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| Wardrobe | Jette Termann |
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Makeup |
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| Makeup | Birte Christensen |
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Sound |
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| Sound | Jan Juhler |
| Sound | Morten Degnbol |
| Sound | Stig Sparre-Ulrich |
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Stunt |
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| Stunt | Lasse Spang Olsen |
| Stunt | Erik Høyer |
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Appearance |
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| John | Peter Hesse Overgaard |
| René | Michael Falch |
| Vivi | Mette Munk Plum |
| Johns mor | Rita Angela |
| Helge | Niels Møller |
| Renés far | Dick Kaysø |
| Renés fars nye kone | Anne-Lise Gabold |
| Sand | Holger Boland |
| Johns mester | Troels Munk |
| Allan | Geert Vindahl |
| Johns arbejdskammerat | Carsten Bang |
| Gammel dame | Bodil Lindorff |
| Dorthe, Vivis kollega | Alice Thorlacius |
| Hermansen, hendes chef | William Kisum |
| Fuld mor | Judith Rothenborg |
| Servitrice | Julie Wieth |
| Politibetjent | Henrik Birch |
| Politibetjent | John Lambreth |
| Illusionist | Heinz Saxburger |
| Illusionist-medhjælper | Zetti Krarup Jensen |
| Operetteherre | Jens Borch |
| Operettedame | Jonna Bech |
| John som dreng | Alex Svanbjerg |
| René som dreng | Casper Bengtson |
| Johns far | Mogens Wolf Johansen |
| Vivis datter | Persille Ingerslev |
| Cafeteriadame | Marie-Louise Coninck |
| Cafeteriadames datter | Elisabeth Gjerluff Nielsen |
| Kordegn | Otte Svendsen |
| Ventende ved Knippelsbro | Ann Dalgård |
| Ventende ved Knippelsbro | Jan Elle |
| Mand der skubber Renés vogn igang | Claus Bue |
| Appearance | Camilla Kæmpe Hansen |
| Appearance | Søren Ib Jensen |
| Appearance | Maria Holkenfeldt |
| Appearance | Mathilde Holkenfeldt |
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