Orion's Belt

Orion's Belt (Orions belte in Norwegian) is a Norwegian feature film from 1985, directed by Ola Solum. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Jon Michelet from 1977. The film is a classic thriller from the time of the Cold War, and deals with the events on Svalbard. It is regarded as one of the most powerful Norwegian films of the 1980s. In contrast to other Norwegian films of the same time, it is a genre film with ambitions of an int... more

Orion's Belt (Orions belte in Norwegian) is a Norwegian feature film from 1985, directed by Ola Solum. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Jon Michelet from 1977. The film is a classic thriller from the time of the Cold War, and deals with the events on Svalbard. It is regarded as one of the most powerful Norwegian films of the 1980s. In contrast to other Norwegian films of the same time, it is a genre film with ambitions of an international audience. In addition to the Norwegian version, there was a version released with an English soundtrack, directed by British director Tristan DeVere Cole. Every time Norwegian director Ola Solum was satisfied with a take, DeVere Cole would walk in and have the actor or actors say the line(s) over again in English. Therefore the film was almost shot-for-shot identical with the Norwegian version; however, the staging was modified in some scenes. It was also edited differently, so the international version is 3 minutes shorter than the... less