Haakon Haakonsen (1990)

Director:

Nils Gaup

Writers (WGA):

O.V. Falck-Ytter (book)
Nils Gaup (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

1 March 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family

Plot:

A young Norwegian boy in 1850's England goes to work as a cabin boy and discovers some of his shipmates are actually pirates. |

Plot Keywords:

Pirate | Weapon | Treasure | 1850s | Island

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Stian Smestad	...	Haakon Haakonsen
Gabriel Byrne	...	Lt. John Merrick
Louisa Millwood-Haigh	...	Mary (as Louisa Haigh)
Trond Peter Stamsø Munch	...	Jens
Bjørn Sundquist	...	Mr. Håkonsen
Eva von Hanno	...	Mrs. Håkonsen
Kjell Stormoen	...	The Captain
Karl Sundby	...	Bosun
Knut Walle	...	Berg
Harald Brenna	...	Steine
John Sigurd Kristensen	...	Bakken
Geo von Krogh	...	Old Salt
Frank Krog	...	Wernes
Joachim Rafaelsen	...	Ole
Guy Fithen	...	Thatcher

Also Known As:

Piratgrottans hemlighet (Sweden)
Shipwrecked (International: English title)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

Norway | Sweden | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:G | Germany:12 | Norway:11 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Fiji

Company:

Filmkameratene A/S

Trivia:

A dramatization by Norwegian author O. V. Falck-Ytter's "Haakon Haakonsen. En norsk Robinson" (Haakon Haakonsen. A Norwegian Robinson), an action-adventure story aimed at youths, it was inspired by Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe" and published in 1873.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Haakon drops a crate with explosives in it onto a bonfire, it blows up before it reaches the bonfire.

Quotes:

Håkon: I thought I'd never see you again. I thought I'd never see anybody again.

Okay but derivative

This is an old-fashioned seafaring yarn, with not much inspiration of its own. Among the many adventure stories / movies it makes reference to are "Captains Courageous", "Mutiny on the Bounty", "Treasure Island", "Robinson Crusoe" and "The Swiss Family Robinson". Director Nils Gaup handles the action well and the production values are suitably epic and colourful. The British / Swedish cast combine surprisingly well, though no individual player is outstanding.