---
title: 'Prince of Jutland (1994)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gabriel Axel'
released: '1994-02-23'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'Netherlands'
  - 'Denmark'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/prince-of-jutland-1994'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110891/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Prince of Jutland (1994)

1994 · 85 min · Drama · Germany, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Denmark


## Synopsis

Prince of Jutland, also known as Royal Deceit and Thrones & Empires, is a 1994 drama adventure film co-written and directed by Gabriel Axel and starring Christian Bale, Gabriel Byrne, Helen Mirren, and Kate Beckinsale. It is an adaptation of the Danish legend of prince Amleth, drawing upon the 12th-century works of Saxo Grammaticus, which was also the inspiration for Shakespeare's Hamlet.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gabriel Axel](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-axel)
- **Screenplay:** [Gabriel Axel](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-axel)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Per Norgård](https://cinepixo.com/people/per-norgard)
- **Director of Photography:** [Henning Kristiansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/henning-kristiansen)
- **Editor:** [Jean-François Naudon](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-francois-naudon)

## Cast

- [Freddie Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/freddie-jones)
- [Kate Beckinsale](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-beckinsale) as Ethel
- [Richard Dempsey](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-dempsey) as Sigurd
- [Brian Cox](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-cox) as Aethelwine
- [Andy Serkis](https://cinepixo.com/people/andy-serkis) as Torsten
- [Gabriel Byrne](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-byrne) as Feng
- [Tom Wilkinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-wilkinson) as Horwendill
- [Brian Glover](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-glover)
- [Ewen Bremner](https://cinepixo.com/people/ewen-bremner) as Frovin
- [Saskia Wickham](https://cinepixo.com/people/saskia-wickham) as Gunvor
- [Tony Haygarth](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-haygarth) as Ragnar
- [Birgit Thøt Jensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/birgit-th-t-jensen)
- [Ian Burns](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-burns)
- [Helen Mirren](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-mirren) as Gerutha
- [Mark Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-williams) as Aslak

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/prince-of-jutland-1994
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