---
title: 'Eye of the Eagle (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter Flinth'
released: '1997-03-21'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'Denmark'
  - 'Sweden'
  - 'Norway'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/eye-of-the-eagle-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120565/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Eye of the Eagle (1997)

1997 · 91 min · Drama, Action, Family · Denmark, Sweden, Norway

Original title: Ørnens øje

## Synopsis

Eye of the Eagle is a 1997 Danish medieval adventure film directed by Peter Flinth. Based on an original screenplay by Bjarne O. Henriksen, it takes place in Denmark during 1218. Filming primarily took place at the Asserbo Castle ruins in Denmark, Eilean Donan Castle in Scotland, and Tisvilde Strand at Tisvildeleje in Denmark. The film won five of Denmark's Robert Awards in 1998.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Peter Flinth](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-flinth)
- **Screenplay:** [Nikolaj Scherfig](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolaj-scherfig), [Bjarne O. Henriksen](https://cinepixo.com/people/bjarne-o-henriksen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Søren Hyldgaard](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-ren-hyldgaard)
- **Producer:** [Thomas Lydholm](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-lydholm), [Michael Haslund-Christensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-haslund-christensen), [Ole Søndberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/ole-s-ndberg), [Mads Egmont Christensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/mads-egmont-christensen)
- **Director of Photography:** [Eric Kress](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-kress)
- **Editor:** [Morten Giese](https://cinepixo.com/people/morten-giese)

## Cast

- [Baard Owe](https://cinepixo.com/people/baard-owe) as broder Sune
- [Lars Lohmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/lars-lohmann) as Valdemar II of Denmark
- [Hugo Øster Bendtsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-ster-bendtsen) as borgvagt
- [Kim Jansson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-jansson) as stridsmand
- [Rasmus Haxen](https://cinepixo.com/people/rasmus-haxen) as Morten Trefinger
- [Maj Bockhahn Bjerregaard](https://cinepixo.com/people/maj-bockhahn-bjerregaard) as Signe
- [Lasse Baunkilde](https://cinepixo.com/people/lasse-baunkilde) as Aske
- [Jens Basse Dam](https://cinepixo.com/people/jens-basse-dam) as væbner
- [Frank Lundsgaard Gundersen](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-lundsgaard-gundersen) as borgvagt
- [Mats Qviström](https://cinepixo.com/people/mats-qvistrom)
- [Nijas Ørnbak-Fjeldmose](https://cinepixo.com/people/nijas-rnbak-fjeldmose) as Valdemar the Young
- [Peter Rygaard](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-rygaard) as bondetamp
- [Steen Stig Lommer](https://cinepixo.com/people/steen-stig-lommer) as a squire
- [Torbjørn Hummel](https://cinepixo.com/people/torbj-rn-hummel) as grev Albert
- [Bjørn Floberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/bj-rn-floberg) as den Enøjede Ridder

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/eye-of-the-eagle-1997
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1167202); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.