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"Helge Jordal sat in the kibbe. The rest of us were hanging on."

It was about hanging the furthest below the kibbe. 3-4 cable car trestles was the level of ambition, but one of the guys had to give in to gravity. Join the trip and hear Magnus tell!


Orion's belt is a Norwegian action thriller from 1985. The film is set in Svalbard in the mid-1980s. It is considered one of the most successful Norwegian-produced films of the 1980s, where the film's director Ola Solum had ambitions to capture an international cinema audience. Helge Jordal had one of the main roles and our guide tells about how he was transported to and from the film set. The kibbs in the cable car proved to be a practical solution


Orion's Belt

Orion's belt is a typical action film, mixed with thriller, and is considered the first modern Norwegian action film. The film was financed by a limited partnership. The company made it possible to make Norwegian films in several ways with the help of state support. The producers set up the limited partnership KS Orion Film AS in collaboration with the actors. They invested their own money to get started. The scheme was adapted to the film industry by a brokerage firm that used ideas from the shipping industry. The company had to take this risk because the public support was not enough for such a large project.


The story is a terrific political thriller from the Cold War era and one of Jon Michelet's best-known and best-read books. The three adventurers Lars, Sverre and Tom are used to operating on both sides of the law to earn a few pennies. On board the tiny freighter Sandy Hook, they head for the "island of inaccessibility" to shoot a polar bear or two. But on the deserted Kvitøya, one of the superpowers has placed a secret weapon. The Karen must fight and run for their lives when they are attacked by a Soviet helicopter. This is just the start of a game involving players far more powerful than the three could ever dream of.




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