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Released 3 years ago.
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Operation Napoleon
"A dark secret hides beneath the ice."
2023 1h 42m IS
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★6.2TMDB · 180
Thriller
Synopsis
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A modern-day lawyer is sucked into an international conspiracy after being accused of a murder she didn't commit. Her only chance of freedom lies in uncovering the secret of an old German WWII aeroplane, long buried deep beneath the ice, before the CIA.
“A dark secret hides beneath the ice.”
Cast
Vivian Ólafsdóttir
Kristín
Jack Fox
Steve Rush
Iain Glen
William Carr
Wotan Wilke Möhring
Simon
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Einar
Atli Óskar Fjalarsson
Elías
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
Jóhannes
Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir
Rósa
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Óskar Thór Axelsson
- Writers
- Marteinn Þórsson
- Languages
- English, Icelandic
- Countries
- Germany, Iceland
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Icelandic.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Germany, Iceland.
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ERA
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Part of the "Operation Napoleon Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Óskar Thór Axelsson, shot by Árni Filippusson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Frank Hall. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Kristján Loðmfjörð shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Vivian Ólafsdóttir and Jack Fox and Iain Glen carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Óskar Thór Axelsson directs. Árni Filippusson behind the camera. Frank Hall scores. Kristján Loðmfjörð cuts. Produced in Germany, Iceland. Dialogue in English, Icelandic.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 3 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Icelandic.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Germany, Iceland.
- 4Part of the "Operation Napoleon Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 5Directed by Óskar Thór Axelsson, shot by Árni Filippusson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Frank Hall. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Kristján Loðmfjörð shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Vivian Ólafsdóttir and Jack Fox and Iain Glen carry the top of the cast.
- 9Marketing tagline: "A dark secret hides beneath the ice.".
- 10IMDB entry: tt15485390 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 11Classified under 8 themes, including "airplane", "based on novel or book", "world war ii", "conspiracy".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Árni Filippusson
- Original score
- Frank Hall
- Editing
- Kristján Loðmfjörð
- Production design
- Heimir Sverrisson
- Costume design
- Sylvia Dögg Halldórsdóttir
- Sound
- Nicolas Liebing
- Runtime
- 102 min · 1h 42m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- IS
Part of
Operation Napoleon Collection
Adventure films based on novels by Arnaldur Indriðason.
Also by
Óskar Thór Axelsson
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Sagafilm
IS
Splendid Film
DE
Key crew
- Executive ProducerRalph Christians
- NovelArnaldur Indriðason
- ProducerHilmar Sigurðsson
- Executive ProducerKjartan Þór Þórðarson
- Production DesignHeimir Sverrisson
- EditorKristján Loðmfjörð
- Executive ProducerAdalsteinn Jóhannsson
- EditorGunnar B. Guðbjörnsson
- ProducerAnita Elsani
- ProducerDirk Schweitser
- Sound DesignerNicolas Liebing
- Costume DesignSylvia Dögg Halldórsdóttir
- ProducerTinna Proppé
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- airplane
- based on novel or book
- world war ii
- conspiracy
- government cover-up
- survival chase
- glacial wilderness
- wartime relic
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2023-01-26
Also known as
International titles
- Operation Napoleon: Frozen ConspiracyGB
