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  • About the film
  • Plot summary
  • Swedish censorship / rating
  • Technical specifications
  • Comments
  • Original work
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Basic facts

Media (1)

Original title En arktisk romodyssé
Film type Short
Category Documentary
Form Partly animated
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
Production company

Cast

Plot summary

On an isolated Arctic outpost, the positive spirit of the space race starts to cut through the tensions of the Cold War. One man has the great responsibility of standing in between. Unique...

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Titles

Original title
International title
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Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Sound Design
Animation
Advisor
Research
Co-producer
Production Accountant
Film Commissioner
Color Grading
On-line Editing
Logging
Music Editor
Assistant Film Editor
Graphic Design
Legal Advisor
Other Crew

Cast

- Medverkande:
Finn Schau berättare
Roald Søfteland

Companies

Plot summary

On an isolated Arctic outpost, the positive spirit of the space race starts to cut through the tensions of the Cold War. One man has the great responsibility of standing in between. Unique images from the 1960s take us to the world's most northerly settlement, Ny-Ålesund.

Soundtrack listing

Original title Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht!
Composer Franz Gruber (1818)
Lyrics Joseph Mohr (1818)
Oscar Mannström (svensk text 1915)
Musical Arrangement Mats Bergström
Performed by Grand Island


Original title Härlig är jorden
Lyrics Bernhard Severin Ingemann (dansk text 1850 - "Dejlig er Jorden")
Cecilia Bååth-Holmberg (svensk text 1884)
Musical Arrangement Jan Yngwe
Performed by Grand Island


Holdings Film

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Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
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Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title An Arctic Space Odyssey


Holdings Scripts

Script type Synopsis
Script title An arctic space odyssey. Synopsis.
Extent 3 s. Regissörens kommentar, filmografi och produktionsuppgifter ingår.
Language English


Script type Synopsis
Script title En arktisk romodyssé
Extent 2 s. produktionsuppgifter och biografier ingår.
Language Norwegian


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 1 s. + 9 s. för- och eftertext, musiklista och regissörens kommentar.
Language Norwegian


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 11 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Synopsis
Script title ESRO (working title). A documentary by Lars Einar Skageberg.
Extent 1 s.
Language English


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language English


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language English


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language English


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language English


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language English


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language English



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