| Arn: The Knight Templar | |
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| 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 |
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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)[citation needed] |
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[1] 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.[citation needed]
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.
- ^ "Arn: tempelriddaren" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Database. 17 December 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2016.