Margrete: Queen of the North

Margrete: Queen of the North
Poster
DanishMargrete den Første
Directed byCharlotte Sieling
Written by
Produced by
  • Birgitte Skov
  • Lars Bredo Rahbek
Starring
CinematographyRasmus Videbæk
Edited bySverrir Kristjánsson
Music byJon Ekstrand
Distributed bySF Studios
Release date
  • 16 September 2021 (2021-09-16)
[1][2]
Running time
120 minutes[3]
CountryDenmark
Languages
  • Danish
  • Swedish
  • Norwegian
  • English
  • German
  • French
Budget
  • DKK73 million[4]
  • (≃$9.8 million)
Box office$252,152[3]

Margrete: Queen of the North (Danish: Margrete den Første) is a 2021 Danish historical drama film, directed and co-written by Charlotte Sieling. The film is a fictionalised account of the 'False Oluf', an impostor who in 1402 claimed to be the deceased King Olaf II/Olav IV of Denmark-Norway, son of the title character Margrete I of Denmark.

It was one of the largest productions in the history of Danish cinema, enjoying the largest budget ever for a Danish-language feature film.[4][5] It premiered on 16 September 2021.

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  3. ^ a b "Margrete: Queen of the North (2021)". Box Office Mojo. IMDbPro. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b Soe, Henrik (25 November 2020). "Margrethe den anden redder Margrete den første" [Margrethe the Second rescues Margrete the First]. Avisen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
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