Introduction

Operation Napoleon (sometimes with subtitle Frozen Conspiracy, Icelandic: Napóleonsskjölin) is an Icelandic thriller film directed by Óskar Þór Axelsson.

It is based on Arnaldur Indriðason’s best selling book of the same name.

Outline

The film tells the story of Kristín, an ambitious lawyer who is drawn into an unexpected sequence of events when her brother stumbles upon a World War II plane wreck on top of Vatnajökull.

Cast

• Vivian Ólafsdóttir as Kristín
• Jack Fox as Steve Rush
• Iain Glen as William Carr
• Wotan Wilke Möhring as Simon
• Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Einar
• Atli Óskar Fjalarsson as Elías / Atli Oskar Fjalarsson
• Adesuwa Oni as Julie Ratoff
• Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson as Jóhannes
• Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir as Rósa
• Annette Badland

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s):
  • Óskar Thór Axelsson
• Producer(s):
  • Ralph Christians … executive producer
  • Anita Elsani … producer
  • Bastie Griese … co-producer
  • Erlingur Jack Gudmundsson … line producer
  • Adalsteinn Johannsson … executive producer
  • Beggi Jonsson … supervising producer
  • Tinna Proppé … producer (as Tinna Hrönn Proppé)
  • Dirk Schweitzer … producer
  • Hilmar Sigurðsson … producer
  • Jens Wolf … co-producer
  • Kjartan Þór Þórðarson … executive producer
• Writer(s):
  • Marteinn Thorisson … (screenplay)
  • Arnaldur Indriðason … (based on the novel by)
• Music:
  • Frank Hall
• Cinematography:
  • Árni Filippusson … director of photography
• Editor(s):
  • Gunnar B. Guðbjörnsson
  • Kristján Loðmfjörð
• Production:
  • Saga Film (produced by)
  • Splendid Film (produced by)
  • MMC Movies
  • Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (Support)
  • Film- und Medienstiftung NRW (Support)
  • Icelandic Film Fund (Support)
  • Nordisk Film (Support)
  • Splendid Entertainment
  • Splendid Film
  • TV Fond (Support)
  • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (co-production)
• Distributor(s):
  • Magnet Releasing (United States, 2023)
  • AV-Jet International Media (Taiwan, 2023)(theatrical)
  • Hagi Film (Poland, 2023)(theatrical)
  • Mediawan (France, 2023)(theatrical)
  • MegaCom (Yugoslavia, 2023)(theatrical)
  • Sam Film (Iceland, 2023)(theatrical)
  • Splendid Film (Germany, 2023)(theatrical)
  • Tohokushinsha (Japan, 2023)(theatrical)
  • Bontonfilm Studios (Czech Republic, 2023)
  • Magnolia (United States, North America, 2023)
  • Mediawan (France, 2023)
  • Pris Audiovisuais (Portugal, 2023)
  • Signature Entertainment (Ireland, 2023)
  • Signature Entertainment (United Kingdom, 2023)
  • Splendid Film (Germany, 2023)(Blu-ray)
  • Splendid Film (Germany, 2023)(DVD)
  • Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (TFC) (Japan, 2024)
  • Tohokushinsha (Japan, 2023)
  • Twelve Oaks Pictures (Spain, 2023)
• Release Date: 03 February 2023.
• Running Time: 102 minutes.
• Rating: Unknown.
• Country: Iceland and Germany.
• Language: English and Icelandic.

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