Valhalla (1986)

Directors:

Peter Madsen
Jeffrey James Varab (co-director)

Writers:

Søren Håkansson (comic book)
Henning Kure (comic book)
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Release Date:

10 October 1986 (Denmark)

Genre:

Adventure | Animation | Fantasy | Family

Tagline:

Et eventyr med de nordiske guder baseret på tegneserien "Valhalla".

Plot:

Two children in the Viking age find their way into the magical world of Norse mythology.

Plot Keywords:

Mythology | Based On Comic | Troll | Deity | Norse Mythology

Cast

Dick Kaysø	...	Thor (voice: Danish version)
Preben Kristensen	...	Loke (voice: Danish version)
Laura Bro	...	Røskva (voice: Danish version)
Marie Ingerslev	...	Tjalfe (voice: Danish version)
Nis Bank-Mikkelsen	...	Odin / Udgårdsloke (voice: Danish version)
Benny Hansen	...	Hymer (voice: Danish version)
Olaf Nielsen	...	Rolf (voice: Danish version)
Thomas Eje	...	Quark (voice)
Claus Ryskjær	...	Ravnen Hugin (voice: Danish version)
Kirsten Rolffes	...	Ravnen Munin / Røskvas og Tjalfes mor (voice: Danish version)
Jesper Klein	...	Mimer / Røskvas og Tjalfes far (voice: Danish version)
Susse Wold	...	Sif / Elle (voice: Danish version)
Percy Edwards	...	Other voices (voice: Danish version)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Allan Corduner	...	Loke (voice: English version) (as Alan Corduner)
Michael Elphick	...	Udgaardsloki (voice: English version)
John Hollis	...	Hymer (voice: English version)
Alexander Jones	...	Chalfe (voice: English version)
Mark Lewis Jones	...	Odin (voice: English version)
Suzanne Jones	...	Roskva (voice: English version)
Geoffrey Matthews	...	(voice: English version)
Stephen Thorne	...	Thor (voice: English version)

Directed by
Peter Madsen
Jeffrey James Varab		(co-director)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Søren Håkansson		comic book
Henning Kure		comic book
Henning Kure		story
Peter Madsen		comic book
Peter Madsen		story
Hans Rancke-Madsen		comic book
Niels Søndergaard		dialogue: Danish version
Per Vadmand		comic book

Produced by
Michael Andreasen	....	executive producer
Vagn Bremerskov	....	executive producer
Anders Mastrup	....	assistant producer
Frank Schmidt	....	executive producer
Bent Fabricius-Bjerre	....	executive producer (uncredited)
Palle Fogtdal	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Ron Goodwin
Bent Hesselmann		(co-composer)
Jussi Henry Olsen		(co-composer)

Cinematography by
Niels Grønlykke
Jan-Erik Sandberg

Film Editing by
Lidia Sablone

Production Management
Tine Hjortbøl	....	production manager
Aase Moresco	....	production manager
Jakob Stegelmann	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jørgen Lerdam	....	assistant director

Art Department
Ida Balslev-Olesen	....	paint supervisor
Helen Juul Juhl	....	paint supervisor
Peter Madsen	....	artistic supervisor
Stine Terp	....	paint supervisor

Sound Department
Niels Arnt Torp	....	sound editor
Niels Arnt Torp	....	sound mixer
Michael Dela	....	sound editor
Michael Dela	....	sound mixer
Kenneth Knudsen	....	sound effects: synthesizer
Hans-Walter Kramski	....	sound effects editor
Gerd Masn	....	sound editor: dialogue (as Gert Masn)
John Nielsen	....	sound editor: dialogue
Jörn Poetzl	....	sound effects editor (as Joern Poetzl)
Stig Sparre-Ulrich	....	sound designer
Stig Sparre-Ulrich	....	sound editor
Stig Sparre-Ulrich	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Niels Grønlykke	....	special effects
Jan-Erik Sandberg	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Claus Bjerre	....	3D modeler
Michael di Biase	....	effects animator
Thorbjørn Fridahl	....	effects animator
Karin Hjort	....	3D modeler
Lone Serine Jensen	....	effects animator
Franciska Munck	....	effects animator
Jørn Erland Nielsen	....	effects animator
Stig Nielsen	....	3D modeler

Camera and Electrical Department
Dave Borthwick	....	consultant: photography
Svante Holmberg	....	assistant camera
Jette Lykke Jensen	....	assistant camera
Lisbeth Jørgensen	....	assistant camera
Lise Ann Mangino	....	assistant camera
Elin Termansen	....	assistant camera (as Elin Termannsen)
Martin Waldorff	....	assistant camera

Animation Department
Jette Aagaard	....	first animation checker
Sidse Andersen	....	clean-up artist
Sidse Andersen	....	inbetween artist
Sidse Andersen	....	ink artist
Vibeke Andersen	....	supervising animator
Kim Annweiler	....	supervising animator
Lone Bartholdy	....	clean-up artist
Lone Bartholdy	....	inbetween artist
Morten Bartholdy	....	clean-up artist
Morten Bartholdy	....	inbetween artist
Ole Bidstrup	....	layout artist
Nancy Carrig	....	clean-up artist
Nancy Carrig	....	inbetween artist
Jan Christensen	....	xerographer
Marianne Brix Clausen	....	xerographer
Maria Mac Dalland	....	clean-up artist
Maria Mac Dalland	....	inbetween artist
Casper C. de Kiefte	....	clean-up artist
Casper C. de Kiefte	....	inbetween artist
Stina Dolleris	....	clean-up artist
Stina Dolleris	....	inbetween artist
Mette Fenger	....	animation color stylist
Mette Fenger	....	clean-up artist
Mette Fenger	....	inbetween artist
Thomas Fenger	....	clean-up artist
Thomas Fenger	....	inbetween artist
Stefan Fjeldmark	....	supervising animator
Ane Geertsen	....	xerographer
Daniel Goldenberg	....	background artist
Annika Göran	....	second animation checker
Jørgen Flemming Gustawa	....	animation color stylist (as Jørgen Fl. Gustawa)
Søren Håkansson	....	background artist
Michael Helmuth Hansen	....	animation assistant
Michael Helmuth Hansen	....	clean-up artist
Hans Henrik Hattesen	....	clean-up artist
Hans Henrik Hattesen	....	inbetween artist
Peter Hausner	....	assistant animator
Peter Hausner	....	clean-up artist
Karsten Heising	....	clean-up artist
Karsten Heising	....	inbetween artist
Karin Hjort	....	clean-up artist
Karin Hjort	....	inbetween artist
Karen Humpage	....	second animation checker
Gary Jefferson	....	background artist
Kim Hagen Jensen	....	clean-up artist
Kim Hagen Jensen	....	inbetween artist
Tinna Jespersen	....	clean-up artist
Tinna Jespersen	....	inbetween artist
Inge Jørgensen	....	xerographer
Karen Borch Jørgensen	....	layout artist
Helen Juul Juhl	....	first animation checker
Karsten Kiilerich	....	supervising animator
Merete Kiilerich	....	clean-up artist
Merete Kiilerich	....	inbetween artist
Anja Kirkeby	....	clean-up artist
Anja Kirkeby	....	inbetween artist
Helene Kromann	....	first animation checker
Tine Kruhøffer	....	xerographer
Tomas S. Landgreen	....	animation color stylist (as Thomas Landgren)
Søren Larsen	....	animation assistant
Søren Larsen	....	clean-up artist
Jørgen Lerdam	....	supervising animator
Ingo Milton	....	layout artist
Bent Nielsen	....	animator
Dina Gellert Nielsen	....	animation assistant
Dina Gellert Nielsen	....	clean-up artist
Henning Nielsen	....	layout artist
Henning Nielsen	....	supervising animator
Margrethe Nielsen	....	clean-up artist
Margrethe Nielsen	....	inbetween artist
Nana Vested Olesen	....	background artist
Balder Olrik	....	animation color stylist
Christina Cyrill Olsen	....	clean-up artist
Christina Cyrill Olsen	....	inbetween artist
Hans Perk	....	supervising animator
Andreas Pihl	....	layout artist
Lars Pindal	....	clean-up artist
Lars Pindal	....	inbetween artist
Martin Poulsen	....	clean-up artist
Martin Poulsen	....	inbetween artist
Niels Rasmussen	....	xerographer
Simon Riedel	....	xerographer
Børge Ring	....	supervising animator
William Savarese	....	animator
Keld Schumacher	....	clean-up artist
Keld Schumacher	....	inbetween artist
Ulrik Sieverts	....	clean-up artist
Ulrik Sieverts	....	inbetween artist
Asta Sigurdardóttir	....	animation assistant
Asta Sigurdardóttir	....	clean-up artist
Finn Skovgaard	....	background artist
Kirsten Skytte	....	animation assistant
Kirsten Skytte	....	clean-up artist
Flemming Sørensen	....	animation color stylist
Rigmor Tokerød	....	animation assistant
Rigmor Tokerød	....	clean-up artist
Søren Tomas	....	animator
Lise Urwald	....	clean-up artist
Lise Urwald	....	inbetween artist
Allan Waltersdorff	....	clean-up artist
Allan Waltersdorff	....	inbetween artist
Nana Wiehe	....	second animation checker
Julie Winding	....	ink artist

Editorial Department
Karen Humpage	....	assistant editor
Margit Jensen	....	negative cutter
Michael Frank Nielsen	....	color timer (as Michael Nielsen)

Music Department
Ron Goodwin	....	music supervisor
Rod Howick	....	music editor
Niels Erik Lund	....	technician: music recording
Børge Ring	....	composer: whistle theme

Other crew
Jette Aagaard	....	paint artist
Ursula Pie Aidt	....	paint artist
Ace Andersen	....	paint artist
Lars Andreasen	....	runner
Hanne Aries	....	production assistant
Richard Beavan	....	paint artist
Andy Bouwer	....	paint artist
Ulrich Breuning	....	consultant: DFI
Christine Butler	....	paint artist
Bo Klein Christensen	....	production assistant
Lea Balslev Clante	....	paint artist
Christian Clausen	....	consultant: DFI
Nina Crone	....	production consultant
Jim Crowley	....	paint artist
Maja Charlotte Dich	....	paint artist
Steen Dyrved	....	paint artist
Peter Fromberg	....	paint artist
Dennis Fullerton	....	production assistant
Jane Graun	....	production consultant
Erik Hansen	....	runner
Susanne Hansen	....	production assistant
Philippe-Albert Hesselmann	....	runner (as Philippe Hesselmann)
Mette Hoffman Meyer	....	production assistant
Jan Hoffmeyer	....	consultant: computers
Pernille Jacobsen	....	paint artist
Christine Jahn	....	paint artist
Claus Jeppesen	....	paint artist
Catrine Jerrik	....	paint artist
Helle Jespersen	....	paint artist
Bo Bosse Johansson	....	paint artist
Marianne Duus Jørgensen	....	production assistant
Morten Juel Jørgensen	....	paint artist
Karsten Kiilerich	....	assistant dialogue director
Jesper Klein	....	voice director
Sara Koppel	....	paint artist
Elisabeth Rønde Kristensen	....	paint artist
Eva Rønde Kristensen	....	paint artist
Elisa Kristiansen	....	paint artist
Vivi Krogstad	....	paint artist
Morten Mastrup	....	production assistant
Kasper Monty	....	production assistant
Mette Westergaard Nielsen	....	paint artist
Charlotte Østberg	....	paint artist
Janne Kamp Pedersen	....	paint artist
Pia Kamp Pedersen	....	paint artist
Anders Permin	....	paint artist
Helle Vaino Petersen	....	paint artist
William Quarshie	....	production assistant
Elisabeth Schmidt	....	runner
Ron Shillingford	....	assistant: Ron Goodwin
Per Søgaard	....	runner
Nana Spitzer	....	paint artist
Lone Valentin	....	paint artist
Ida Zeruneith	....	consultant: DFI

Thanks
Regner Grasten	....	special thanks
Søren B. Henriksen	....	special thanks
Derek Horne	....	special thanks
Kaj Pindal	....	special thanks
Børge Ring	....	special thanks
Arne Stenby	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Swan Film Production A/S
• Asgaard Film ApS
• Metronome Productions
• Interpresse A/S
• Palle Fogtdal A/S

Distributors

• Warner & Metronome Film (1986) (Denmark) (theatrical)
• Astro Distribution (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Metronome Video (video)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (Denmark) (re-release)
• Walhalla (19??) (Finland) (VHS)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (1996) (Finland) (TV) (TV1)

Other Companies

• Cowan Bellew Associates Ltd.  public relations
• Danmarks Radio (DR)  financing
• Det Danske Filminstitut  financing
• Det Danske Filmstudie  dialogue recording
• Det Danske Filmstudie  sound mixing
• Easy Sound  music recording
• Roger Cherrill Ltd.  dialogue recording

Also Known As:

Valhöll (Iceland) [is]
Valhalla (Finland) [fi]
Walhalla (West Germany) [de]

Runtime:

76 min | USA:89 min

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-6 | Denmark:7 | Sweden:7 | Iceland:L

Company:

Swan Film Production A/S

Trivia:

Jakob Stegelmann left his position as production manager, soon followed by Jeffrey James Varab who had concerns about his artistic freedom as director. Finally, the movie was finished by Michael Andreasen's new company Swan Film Production and new director Peter Madsen.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Bagom Valhalla (2003) (V)

Very cool non-Disney

It's great to see a feature length animated movie that doesn't completely succumb to the Disney way of doing things. Plus, it has a killer score.