War Sailor (2022)

Released: 2022-09-23 Duration: 2hr 30min

Genres: Drama War History

Rating 6.7

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Overview

War Sailor is a magnificent drama that tells the story of the more than 30,000 Norwegian war sailors and their families' fate during and after the Second World War.

Production Companies

Mer Film

Falkun Films

Zweidorff Studio

Rohfilm Factory

Studio Hamburg

Additional Info

Budget	$12,000,000.00
Revenue	$0.00
Original Language	no
Popularity	0.1787

Directed By

Gunnar Vikene

Crew

Editor
Peter Brandt

Executive Producer
Axel Helgeland

Executive Producer
Dirk Schürhoff

Executive Producer
Michael Reuter

Executive Producer
Peter Jein

Executive Producer
Kim Magnusson

Editor
Anders Albjerg Kristiansen

Executive Producer
Christian Bévort

Sound
Luise Hofmann

Executive Producer
Marius Clausen

Writer
Gunnar Vikene

Original Music Composer
Volker Bertelmann

Director of Photography
Sturla Brandth Grøvlen

Director
Gunnar Vikene

Producer
Maria Ekerhovd

Art Direction
Jon Banthorpe

Art Direction
Seth Turner

Sound Mixer
Jörg Theil

Set Decoration
Jasmin Azzopardi Schellmann

Art Direction
Fredrik Sivertsen

Sound Designer
Tormod Ringnes

Visual Effects Supervisor
Jean-Michel Boublil

Script Supervisor
Amalie Egeberg

Sound Editor
Baard H. Ingebretsen

Sound Effects Editor
Pål Baglo

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tormod Ringnes

Costume Design
Stefanie Bieker

Foley Mixer
Albrecht Ihlenburg

Foley Mixer
Maxwell MacRae

First Assistant Director
Roar Fjørtoft

Foley Artist
Foley Farmers

Foley Artist
Peter Burgis

Sound
Jörg Theil

Foley Editor
Johannes Krause

Foley Artist
Franziska Treutler

Foley Editor
Franziska Treutler

Boom Operator
Etienne Haug

Line Producer
Njål Lambrechts

Co-Producer
Karsten Stöter

Digital Compositor
Josef Risling

Associate Producer
Theis Nørgaard

Line Producer
Catho Bach Christensen

Co-Producer
Anika Psaila Savona

Digital Compositor
Stan Oversteegen

Co-Producer
Michael Lehmann

Digital Compositor
Daniel Binder

Co-Producer
Pierre Ellul

Still Photographer
Mark Cassar

Music Supervisor
Milena Fessmann

Associate Producer
Jesper Morthorst

Co-Producer
Magnus Thomassen

Casting
Alicia M. Eidesund

Co-Producer
Kerstin Ramcke

Visual Effects Producer
Giulia Solia

Production Design
Tamo Kunz

Executive Producer
Michael Fleischer

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