Overview
A young Norwegian boy in 1850s England goes to work as a cabin boy and discovers some of his shipmates are actually pirates.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $15M worldwide, about 1.8 times its $8.5M budget
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Based on
Based on Haakon Haakonsen: A Norwegian Robinson
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Filming locations
Filmed in Spain
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Setting
Set in Norway, London, Australia and Kolkata
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Music
Music by Patrick Doyle
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Erling Thurmann-Andersen, Knut Klæbo and 5 more
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Oluf Vilhelm Falck-YtterNovel
- Nick ThielScreenplay
- Bob FossScreenplay
- Nils GaupScreenplay
- Greg DinnerScreenplay
- Original title
- Håkon Håkonsen
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 3, 1990
- Original language
- Norwegian
- Budget
- $8.5M
- Revenue
- $15M
- Countries
- United States of America, Norway, Sweden
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Cast
Stian SmestadHaakon Haakonsen
Gabriel ByrneLt. John Merrick- Louisa Milwood-HaighMary
Bjørn SundquistMr. Håkonsen
Joachim RafaelsenOle- William IlkleyPirate
Trond Peter Stamsø MunchJens
Eva von HannoMrs. Håkonsen- Kjell StormoenThe Captain
Karl SundbyBosun- Harald BrennaSteine
John Sigurd KristensenBakken- Geo von KroghOld Salt
Frank KrogWernes
Guy FithenThatcher
Knut WalleBerg- Ian MackenzieHowell
- Rannov NilsenSheriff
- Terry DuranPirate
Jannecke ØinæsRakel
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