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Operation Napoleon
Operation Napoleon (Icelandic: Napóleonsskjölin) is an Icelandic thriller film directed by Óskar Þór Axelsson. It is based on Arnaldur Indriðason's best selling book of the same name. It stars Vivian Ólafsdóttir, Iain Glen, Jack Fox, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson and Wotan Wilke Möhring. Plot The film tells the story of Kristín, an ambitious lawyer who is drawn into an unexpected sequence of events when her brother stumbles upon a World War II plane wreck on top of Vatnajökull Vatnajökull ( Icelandic pronunciation: , literally "Glacier of Lakes"; sometimes translated as Vatna Glacier in English) is the largest and most voluminous ice cap in Iceland, and the second largest in area in Europe after the Severny Island .... References External links *{{IMDb title, 15485390 2023 thriller films Icelandic thriller films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Óskar Þór Axelsson
Óskar Þór Axelsson (born ) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the 2012 crime film ''Black's Game'' and the 2017 mystery-horror ''I Remember You''. Early life and education Óskar was born and raised in Reykjavík, Iceland. Hecompleted his Bachelor of Arts degree in general literature at the University of Iceland in 1997 and then spent one year in the ERASMUS exchange program at the University College London. He graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Filmmaking from New York University in 2006. Career Óskar's first full-length film was ''Black's Game'' (2012), based on the novel of the same name by . In the 2013 Edda Awards, Óskar won Screenplay of the Year (''Handrit ársins'') for the film, and it became the second highest grossing Icelandic film of all time. A prequel to ''Black's Game'' is due to be released in 2024, and a sequel in 2025. Óskar's second film was ''I Remember You'' (2017), based on a novel of the same n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnaldur Indriðason
Arnaldur Indriðason (pronounced ; born 28 January 1961) is an Icelandic writer of crime fiction; his most popular series features the protagonist Detective Erlendur. Biography Arnaldur was born in Reykjavík on 28 January 1961, the son of writer Indriði G. Þorsteinsson. He graduated with a degree in history from the University of Iceland (Háskóli Íslands) in 1996. He worked as a journalist for the newspaper ''Morgunblaðið'' from 1981 to 1982, and later as a freelance writer. From 1986 to 2001, he was a film critic for ''Morgunblaðið''. His first book, ''Sons of Earth'' (''Synir duftsins'') came out in 1997, the first in the series with Detective Erlendur. The first two novels in the series have not yet been translated into English. , the series included 14 novels. Arnaldur is considered one of the most popular writers in Iceland in recent years — topping bestseller lists time and again. In 2004, his books were 7 of the 10 most popular titles borrowed in Rey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivian Ólafsdóttir
Vivian Didriksen Ólafsdóttir (born 1984) is an Icelandic actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Cop Secret'' and '' Operation Napoleon''. Early life Vivian was born in Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands to an Icelandic father and a Icelandic born Faroese mother. When she was three years old, the family moved back to Iceland. Selected filmography * '' Trapped'' (2019) (TV-series) * ''Vegferð'' (2021) (TV series) * ''The Last Fishing Trip'' (2020) * ''Cop Secret'' (2021) * '' Black Sands'' (2022) (TV series) * ''The Very Last Fishing Trip ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...'' (2022) * '' Operation Napoleon'' (2023) References External links * {{IMDb name, 5028456, Vivian Ólafsdóttir 1984 births Icelandic actresses Icelandic people of Faroese descent Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iain Glen
Iain Alan Sutherland Glen (born 24 June 1961) is a Scottish actor. Glen is best known for his roles as Dr. Alexander Isaacs/Tyrant in three films of the ''Resident Evil'' film series (2004–2016) and as Ser Jorah Mormont in the HBO fantasy television series ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2019). Other notable roles include John Hanning Speke in '' Mountains of the Moon'' (1990), Larry Winters in '' Silent Scream'' (1990) for which he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor from the Berlin International Film Festival, Manfred Powell in '' Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'' (2001), Brother John in ''Song for a Raggy Boy'' (2003), the title role in '' Jack Taylor'' (2010–2016), Sir Richard Carlisle in ''Downton Abbey'' (2011), James Willett in '' Eye in the Sky'' (2015), and Bruce Wayne in ''Titans'' (2019–present). Early life and education Glen was born on 24 June 1961 in Edinburgh, Scotland, and educated at the Edinburgh Academy, an independent school for boys (now co-educational), followed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Fox (actor)
Jack Louis Fox (born 17 September 1985) is a British actor. He is part of the Fox family. He is the fourth son of James Fox and his late wife Mary, his uncles are Robert and Edward Fox. Fox began his career in television starring in the critically acclaimed Fresh Meat (2011). Roles in the Golden Globe-nominated National Geographic series Genius, BBC One’s Privates, Upstart Crow, NBC's Dracula, ITV’s Mr. Selfridge, Lewis, Midsomer Murders, and Crackle’s Snatch followed. He played a leading Role in Sky Atlantic's Riviera (2019), which smashed records for their biggest debut series ever, making it their most downloaded show in history. He continues to play a lead role in Andrew Davies's ITV/Masterpiece (PBS) produced Sanditon (2020-present). Most recently he can be seen in BBC One's hit drama Cheaters (2022). His film work includes, but is not limited to, the Oscar-nominated BAFTA winning feature Theeb, Johnny English, The Messenger, Kids in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (born 13 March 1973) is an Icelandic-American actor, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for '' Children'', '' Trapped'', '' The Deep'', '' Lady Dynamite'', and '' The Secret Life of Walter Mitty''. Early life Ólafur was born to Icelandic parents in Connecticut, United States, where his father studied medicine. His family returned to Iceland when he was around four years old. Career Ólafur graduated from The Icelandic Drama School in 1998. Afterward, he became involved in numerous productions with the National Theatre of Iceland and Reykjavík City Theatre, also working with various independent theatre groups. He is one of the founders of Vesturport Theatre in Reykjavík. Ólafur is best known internationally for his role as Andri, the chief of police in the small town of Seyðisfjörður in the east of Iceland, in the series '' Trapped''. Baltasar Kormákur, who devised the series, has said that the actor was chosen because he was not a typic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wotan Wilke Möhring
Wotan Wilke Möhring (born 23 May 1967) is a German actor. Biography Möhring was born in Augustdorf near Detmold and grew up in Herne. His father was an army officer and his mother worked as a teacher. He has a sister and two brothers. One of them, Sönke Möhring, is also an actor. After receiving a Waldorf education in Herne and finishing high school with the ''Abitur'' diploma, Möhring took vocational training to become an electrician, but then worked as a club owner, doorman, and model. He studied communication at the Berlin University of the Arts, joined actors workshops in Cologne and Los Angeles, and lived for two years in New York City. He was also an army officer for two years. Together with Gabi Delgado-López, Möhring founded the band DAF/DOS. Furthermore, he has produced soundtracks. Möhring had his first screen appearance in the 1998 television film ', a bio-pic about a German boxer, which also featured Benno Fürmann and Götz George. Since then he h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thriller Film
Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. Tension is created by delaying what the audience sees as inevitable, and is built through situations that are menacing or where escape seems impossible. The cover-up of important information from the viewer, and fight and chase scenes are common methods. Life is typically threatened in a thriller film, such as when the protagonist does not realize that they are entering a dangerous situation. Thriller films' characters conflict with each other or with an outside force, which can sometimes be abstract. The protagonist is usually set against a problem, such as an escape, a goal, mission, or a mystery. Screenwriter and scholar Eric R. Williams identifies thriller films as one of eleven super-genres in his Screenwriters Taxonomy, screenwrite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fréttablaðið
''Fréttablaðið'' ( en, The Newspaper) is a free Icelandic newspaper. It is distributed five days per week. History and profile ''Fréttablaðið'' was established in 2001. It was originally owned primarily by the media group ''365''. The paper was published six days per week, Monday - Saturday until September 2003 when its frequency was switched to daily. As of 2019 it was published six days per week again, and as of 2020, it was published five days per week. It is entirely funded by advertising. ''Fréttablaðið'' has been described as siding politically with the Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) and for favouring Icelandic membership of the European Union. However, some of its editors have sided with the conservative Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn), and its former editor-in-chief and regular columnist is Independence Party's former leader and Prime Minister Þorsteinn Pálsson. In the period of 2001–2002 the paper had a circulation of 70,000. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vísir
''Vísir'' was an Icelandic newspaper founded in December 1910 by Einar Gunnarsson, originally only distributed in and around Reykjavík. In 1967, Jónas Kristjánsson became its editor. In 1975, he left the paper after a conflict with the ownership group of on his editorial policy and founded Dagblaðið. On 26 November 1981, Vísir and Dagblaðið merged to form Dagblaðið Vísir ''DV'' (''Dagblaðið Vísir'') is an online newspaper in Iceland published by Torg ehf. It came into existence as a daily newspaper in 1981 when two formerly independent newspapers, Vísir and Dagblaðið, merged. Early on it was one of the .... References 1910 establishments in Iceland Publications established in 1910 Daily newspapers published in Iceland Defunct newspapers published in Iceland Mass media in Reykjavík Publications disestablished in 1981 {{Iceland-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million Military personnel, personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Air warfare of World War II, Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
