Orion's Belt (film)

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Orion's Belt
Directed by	Ola Solum
Written by	Richard Harris Jon Michelet (novel)
Starring	Sverre Anker Ousdal Helge Jordal Kjersti Holmen Nils Johnson
Music by	Geir Bøhren Bent Åserud
Release date(s)	1985
Country	Norway
Language	Norwegian
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Orion's Belt 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 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.

Orion's Belt won the Amanda award in the category of best Norwegian Film in 1985. Composers Geir Bøhren and Bent Åserud won the Amanda award for best film music, and the also took the Film Critics' Prize in the same year.