Arn: The Knight Templar
Arn: The Knight Templar (Swedish: Arn: Tempelriddaren) is an epic film based on Jan Guillou's trilogy about the fictional Swedish Knight Templar Arn Magnusson. The film was released to cinemas in Sweden on 17 December 2007 and the sequel, Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End (Arn – Riket vid vägens slut), was released 22 August 2008, but both films were combined into a single cut for the English release on DVD in 2010. While the film is mostly in Swedish and most of the production was made in Sweden, the film is a joint production between Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Germany. With a total budget of around SEK 210 million (ca. US $30 million) for both films, it is the most expensive production in Swedish cinema. The film grossed $22.5 million according to Box Office Mojo.
| Arn: The Knight Templar | |
|---|---|
Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Peter Flinth |
| Written by | Jan Guillou (novels) Hans Gunnarsson (screenplay) |
| Produced by | Waldemar Bergendahl Leif Mohlin Jan Marnell |
| Starring | Joakim Nätterqvist Sofia Helin Stellan Skarsgård Simon Callow Vincent Perez Bibi Andersson Michael Nyqvist Milind Soman |
| Narrated by | Sven-Bertil Taube |
| Cinematography | Eric Kress |
| Edited by | Olivier Bugge Coutté Anders Villadsen |
| Music by | Tuomas Kantelinen |
| Distributed by | Svensk Filmindustri |
Release date |
|
Running time | 139 minutes |
| Countries | Sweden Denmark Norway Finland Germany |
| Languages | Swedish English Latin Arabic French |
| Budget | SEK 210,000,000 (ca. US $30,000,000) (total budget of both films) |
The original movie follows the first two volumes of Guillou's trilogy. An "international" version has been created which incorporates this film and its sequel Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End into a single cut with a duration of approximately 130 minutes.