For years, One-Eye, a mute warrior of supernatural strength, has been held prisoner by the chieftain Barde. Aided by a boy, Are, he kills his captor and together they escape, beginning a journey into the heart of darkness.
| Original title | Valhalla Rising |
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| Danish title | Valhalla Rising |
| Other titles | Danish feature films - selection |
| Director | Nicolas Winding Refn |
| Screenplay | Nicolas Winding Refn, Roy Jacobsen |
| Producer | Johnny Andersen, Bo Ehrhardt, Henrik Danstrup |
| Director of Photography | Morten Søborg |
| Editor | Mat Newman, Tanya Fallenius |
| Sound | Douglas MacDougall, Giles Lamb |
| Composer | Peter Kyed, Peter Peter |
| Production designer | Laurel Wear |
| Casting | Des Hamilton |
| Appearance | Mads Mikkelsen, Maarten Stevenson, Gary Lewis, Ewan Stewart |
| Production country | Denmark, United Kingdom, Norway, France |
| Dialogue language | English |
| Domestic distribution | Scanbox |
| International sales | Wild Bunch |
| Danish festival release | 17.03.2010, Grand, Pix programlaunch & Valhalla rising. |
| Danish theatrical release | 31.03.2010 |
| Cinemas | Grand, Café Biografen (Odense), Biffen (Aalborg), Øst for Paradis (Århus) |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 15 |
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| Production company | One Eye Production |
| Domestic distribution | Scanbox |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Nicolas Winding Refn |
| Casting | Des Hamilton |
| Casting assistant | Kimberley O'Neill |
| Casting assistant | Claire Catterson |
| 1st assistant director | Ronaldo Nacionales |
| 1st assistant director | Nickie Sault |
| 2nd assistant director | Alison Goring |
| 3rd assistant director | Will Cummins |
| 3rd assistant director | Marissa Carrara |
| Extras coordinator | Ruth Coulter |
| Casting assistant | Caroline Stewart |
| Extras coordinator | Laura Donnelly |
| Continuity | Dolina Macfarlane |
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Script |
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| Script | Nicolas Winding Refn |
| Script | Roy Jacobsen |
| Script consultant | Dolina Macfarlane |
| Additional screenplay assistance | Matthew Read |
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Production |
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| Producer | Johnny Andersen |
| Producer | Bo Ehrhardt |
| Producer | Henrik Danstrup |
| Co-producer | Karen Smyth |
| Assisting producer | Eva Jakobsen |
| Executive producer | Lene Børglum |
| Executive producer | Carole Sheridan |
| Executive producer | Linda James |
| Executive producer | Joni Sighvatsson |
| Executive producer | Mads Peter Ole Olsen |
| Executive producer | Christine Alderson |
| Executive producer | Yves Chevalier |
| Executive producer | Thorir Sigurjónsson |
| Production manager | Suzanne Reid |
| Production coordinator | Victoria Dabbs |
| Location manager | Duncan Muggoch |
| Production manager | Matt Jones |
| Technical coodinator: post-production | Fiona Cairns |
| Production supervisor: post-production | Jeanette Haley |
| Production supervisor: post-production | Emma Zee |
| Production coordinator: post-production | Siobhan Boyes |
| Head of tecnical unit | Andreas Rostock |
| Producer's assistant | Jacob Jarek |
| Producer's assistant | Claudia Siesbye |
| P.A. to director | Anna Griffin |
| P.A. to director | Saskia Pomeroy |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematography | Morten Søborg |
| Camera assistant | Jon Priddle |
| 2nd assistant camera | Anna James |
| Video assistant | Angus Thomson |
| DIT producer | Julie Harding |
| DIT | Paul J. Wright |
| DIT | Michele De Benedetti |
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Stills |
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| Stills | Dean Rogers |
| Stills | Joanne Irvine |
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Electrical dept. |
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| Gaffer | Freddie Bonfanti |
| Assistant lighting technician | Patrick Murray |
| Gaffer | Derrick Ritchie |
| Best boy | Ian Harrison |
| Best boy | Alan Jaap |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Mat Newman |
| Editor | Tanya Fallenius |
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Music |
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| Music | Peter Kyed |
| Music | Peter Peter |
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Production design |
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| Production design | Laurel Wear |
| Art director | Allie Milligan |
| Art director | Natalie Astridge |
| Assistant production designer | Wendy Cairns |
| Standby props | Dave Ramsay |
| Assistant set dresser | Dan MacDonell |
| Standby construction | Colin Macinnes |
| Assistant production designer | Frank Boyd |
| Assistant production designer | John Patterson |
| Assistant production designer | James Tannock |
| Assistant production designer | Mark Di Meo |
| Set dresser | Berengere Chabanis |
| Set dresser | Kenneth Daniel |
| Set dresser | Ufuk Gueray |
| Set dresser | Maria Ledinskaya |
| Set dresser | Suzanne McAleer |
| Set dresser | Daniel McConnell |
| Set dresser | Aoife McKim |
| Set dresser | Robert Mitchell |
| Set dresser | Pauline O'Donnell |
| Set dresser | Alan Reid |
| Set dresser | Federico Redaelli |
| Set dresser | Kate Robertson |
| Construction manager | Bob Barclay |
| Construction manager | Christian Fenwicke-Clennell |
| Construction manager | Dave More |
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Wardrobe |
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| Wardrobe | Gill Horn |
| Costume supervisor | Kathryn Tart |
| Costume assistant | Camille Moohan |
| Costume on set | Alison J. Johnston |
| Costume on set | Dena Thanopoulos |
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Makeup |
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| Makeup | Niamh Morrison |
| Hair and makeup artist | Maxine Dallas |
| Assistant hair and makeup artist | Jessica Cruickshank |
| Hair and makeup artist | Hollie Armstrong |
| Hair and makeup artist | Lily Beckett |
| Hair and makeup artist | Barbara Findlay |
| Hair and makeup artist | Fiona Harvey |
| Hair and makeup artist | Nicole Stafford |
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Sound |
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| Sound | Douglas MacDougall |
| Foley artist | Michael MacKinnon |
| Sound designer | Giles Lamb |
| Dialogue editor | Howard Halsall |
| Sound mixer | Chris Sinclair |
| Sound mixer and foley artist | Iain Anderson |
| Sound assistant | Tom Griffiths |
| Coordinator | Linda Wylie |
| Recording | Cameron Mercer |
| Recording engineer | Cameron Mercer |
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Visual effects |
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| VFX | Myfanwy Harris |
| VFX | James Ballard |
| VFX | Edd Andrews |
| Colorist | Robert May |
| Colorist | Martin Scoones |
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Stunt |
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| Stunt coordinator | Julian Spencer |
| Stunt coordinator | Tony Lucken |
| Stunt performer | Rob Cooper |
| Stunt performer | James Embree |
| Stunt performer | Rick English |
| Stunt performer | James Grogan |
| Stunt performer | Mike Lambert |
| Stunt performer | Guy List |
| Stunt performer | Erol Mehmet |
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Other credits |
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| Historical consultant | Allan MacQuarrie |
| Research | Mette Sø |
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Appearance |
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| One Eye | Mads Mikkelsen |
| Pagan | Maarten Stevenson |
| Christian viking | Gary Lewis |
| Christian viking | Ewan Stewart |
| Christian viking | Andrew Flanagan |
| Christian viking | James Ramsey |
| Christian viking | Jamie Sives |
| Pagan | Alexander Morton |
| Pagan | Stewart Porter |
| Pagan | Matthew Zajac |
| Christian viking | Rony Bridges |
| Christian viking | Robert Harrison |
| Christian viking | Andy Nicolson |
| Christian viking | Douglas Russell |
| Christian viking | Garry Sweeney |
| Indian | Tashi Tsering |
| Indian | Lhasam Gedun |
| Indian | Palden Tsering |
| Indian | Pasang Manor |
| Indian | Wangdu Dorjee |
| Indian | Dawa Norbu |
| Indian | Lhabhum Sershi |
| Indian | Tsultrim Gyatso |
| Indian | Tsewang Phuntsok |
| Indian | Tsering Dorjee |
| Indian | Lobsang Griffiths-Golba |
| Indian | Pasang Dorjee |
| Indian | Tenzin Jigdal |
| Indian | Phurbu Rinzin |
| Indian | Lobsang Palden |
| Indian | Jamyang Chophel |
| Indian | Nagwang Kunchok |
| Indian | Tashi Dhondrup |
| Indian | Nawang Anja-Tsang |
| Indian | Tashi Sangpo Murik |
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| Type | Source | Author | Date |
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| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Kristian Lindberg | 2011-03-07 |
| Artikel | Kristeligt Dagblad | 2010-07-20 | |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | 2010-07-16 | |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Politiken | 2010-05-14 |
| Anmeldelse | Berlingske Tidende | Ebbe Iversen | 2010-03-31 |
| Anmeldelse | Børsen | Morten Durr | 2010-03-31 |
| Anmeldelse | Information | Liselotte Michelsen | 2010-03-31 |
| Anmeldelse | Kristeligt Dagblad | Kim Schou | 2010-03-31 |
| Anmeldelse | Kristeligt Dagblad | Palle Schantz Lauridsen | 2010-03-31 |
| Interview | Kristeligt Dagblad | Kim Schou | 2010-03-31 |
| Interview | Kristeligt Dagblad | Kirstine Krefeld | 2010-03-31 |
| Interview | Kristeligt Dagblad | Kirstine Krefeld | 2010-03-31 |
| Anmeldelse | Weekendavisen | Bo Green Jensen | 2010-03-31 |
| Anmeldelse | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Johs H Christensen | 2010-03-31 |
| Anmeldelse | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Johs H Christensen | 2010-03-31 |
| Anmeldelse | BT | Jacob Wendt Jensen | 2010-03-30 |
| Anmeldelse | BT | Jacob Wendt Jensen | 2010-03-30 |
| Interview | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Nanna Frank Rasmussen | 2010-03-28 |
| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | 2010-03-28 | |
| Interview | Metroexpress | Katinka Agger | 2010-03-26 |
| Interview | Metroexpress | Katinka Agger | 2010-03-26 |
| Artikel | Børsen | 2010-03-10 | |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Ebbe Iversen | 2010-03-07 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Lotte Thorsen | 2010-03-03 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Kristian Lindberg | 2010-03-01 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Kristian Lindberg | 2010-03-01 |
| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | Erik Jensen | 2010-03-01 |
| Artikel | Børsen | Tina Joehnk Christensen | 2009-09-18 |
| Artikel | Børsen | Tina Joehnk Christensen | 2009-09-18 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | 2009-09-09 | |
| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | 2009-09-08 | |
| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Ritzau | 2009-08-05 |
| Artikel | Ekstra Bladet | 2009-07-31 | |
| Artikel | Kristeligt Dagblad | Ekstra Bladet | 2009-07-31 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Lotte Thorsen | 2009-07-31 |
| Artikel | BT | 2009-07-17 | |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | 2009-07-15 | |
| Artikel | Kristeligt Dagblad | Ritzau | 2009-07-15 |
| Artikel | Børsen | Gro Hoeyer Theilst | 2009-07-15 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Kristian Lindberg | 2008-08-16 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Kristian Lindberg | 2008-08-16 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Kristian Lindberg | 2008-08-16 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Kim Skotte | 2008-08-16 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Kim Skotte | 2008-08-16 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Kim Skotte | 2008-08-16 |
| Artikel | Nyhedsavisen | Rene Fredenborg | 2008-08-16 |
| Artikel | Nyhedsavisen | Rene Fredenborg | 2008-08-16 |
| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | 2008-07-23 | |
| Varia | BT | 2008-07-22 | |
| Varia | BT | 2008-07-22 | |
| Artikel | Ekstra Bladet | 2008-07-22 | |
| Artikel | Information | 2008-07-22 | |
| Artikel | Information | 2008-07-22 | |
| Artikel | Ekstra Bladet | Philip Thomsen | 2008-04-20 |
| Artikel | Metroexpress | MetroExpress | 2007-10-19 |
| Artikel | Metroexpress | Urban | 2007-10-19 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Hans Joergen Moeller | 2007-10-18 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Jesper Eising | 2007-10-17 |
| Artikel | Ekstra Bladet | Kim Kastrup | 2007-10-17 |
| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | 2007-10-17 | |
| Artikel | BT | Susanne Johansson | 2005-05-26 |
| Artikel | BT | Jesper Eising | 2005-05-17 |
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