Eye of the Eagle

1997
6.2| 1h31m| en
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In 1218 Danish king Valdemar sends his homonymous young son and heir in safety, as war is at the borders, to Erskil, the bishop of Ravensburg, who is instructed to see to the prince's education. Alas the bishop is the brain of a conspiracy to seize the crown for himself, as most of the nobles are dissatisfied with the endless wars that bring them no profit. The prince and kitchen-boy Aske accidentally fall out of the castle and overhear the conspirators, but are seen and pursued by the men of the One-eyed Man, a feared mercenary who is in the conspiracy to take mortal revenge on the king for leaving him behind on a battlefield where he lost an eye which was eaten by an eagle, which he tamed and now shares his sight with. Written by KGF Vissers

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Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!
Freaktana A Major Disappointment
Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.
Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
mmlml Danish juvenile movies are almost always of a high quality. A king sends his son to a Bishop for safety, not knowing that the Bishop has plans to enthrone the King. The Son (Valdemar) is locked up and forced to study. Meanwhile The bishop gets help from a mysterious hire man in order to complete his plan to seize Power. Meanwhile Valdemar Escapes from his locked room and befriends a kitchen boy who helps him to stop the evil bishop.This movie is best for teenage kids, who can identify themselves with the main characters. Take also a notice of the beautiful Scottish surroundings.
Ali-Cat This film has far more than a viewer might expect. Not only are the performances first class .. most especially from the leading boy Nijas Ornbak-Fjeldmose, but there is excellent camera work and direction. A feast of film making perfection. the opening scene is simply written with a boy moving through the woods on alert for attack during a war game with his father, the King. However, this scene is made memorable by the amazing waltz like relationship between the camera and the boy. Nijas ( Valderman in the film ) is an actor of great ability who truly enters into his parts, and is capable of suspending the disbelief of even the harshest critic. He plays the 12 year old prince who is sent for safety into the hands of the Bishop. This Bishop, however, is far from trustworthy and attempts to use the boy to unthrone the king. But the prince escapes and, with the aid of a servant boy, manages to save the day. A good adventure yarn for all ages, with an evil one eyed warrior who tracks his enemies through the eye of his eagle.I highly recommend this film. You might only be able to find the german language version on video, but don't let that stop you.
Zobby Even watching this dubbed in German, which meant I didn't get every word, I still enjoyed this. The two young leads turn in excellent performances and the music is always excellent. It's a very standard 'prince in danger helped by kitchen boy' story, but it's very well made of its kind.

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