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Atlantic Crossing (TV series)
Atlantic Crossing is a historical drama in the form of a television miniseries set in Norway and the United States during World War II. The series is wide-ranging but pays special attention to interactions between Crown Princess Martha of Norway and President Franklin Roosevelt during the period when Martha was a war refugee in the United States after fleeing the 1940 Nazi Invasion of Norway.[1]
| Atlantic Crossing | |
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| Genre | Historical drama |
| Created by | Alexander Eik |
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| Theme music composer | Susanne Sundfør |
| Opening theme | "When" |
| Composer | Raymond Enoksen |
| Country of origin | Norway |
| Original languages | Norwegian, English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Producer | Silje Hopland Eik |
| Production location | Norway |
| Cinematography | Carl Sundberg |
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| Camera setup | Multiple camera |
| Running time | 52-55 minutes |
| Production company | Cinenord |
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| Original network | NRK |
| Original release | 25 October – 13 December 2020 |
Some portions with Norwegian spoken dialogue are subtitled in English.[2] It premiered on 25 October 2020 on NRK in Norway.[3] The series premiered 4 April 2021 on Masterpiece Theatre on PBS.[4]
Production
The eight part series was co-produced by the Norwegian independent production company Cinenord, Norway’s public broadcaster NRK and the US Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).[5] Most of the series was filmed in the Czech Republic and Norway.[6]
Reception
The series created controversy in Norway by repeatedly portraying the President and the Crown Princess as romantically involved, a claim that is not supported by historical evidence.[7]
Main cast
- Sofia Helin as Crown Princess Märtha of Norway
- Tobias Santelmann as Crown Prince Olav of Norway
- Kyle MacLachlan as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, President of the United States
- Søren Pilmark as King Haakon VII of Norway
- Anneke von der Lippe as Ragni Østgaard, Crown Princess Märtha's lady-in-waiting
Recurring
- Harriet Sansom Harris as Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States
- Daniel Betts as Harry Hopkins, Roosevelt's closest advisor on foreign policy affairs during the war
- Lucy Russell as Missy LeHand, Roosevelt's private secretary
- Suzanne Bertish as Florence Harriman, U.S. ambassador to Norway
- Leonora Eik as Princess Ragnhild of Norway
- Amathea Eik as Princess Astrid of Norway
- Justýna Brozková as Prince Harald of Norway
- Michael Pitthan as King George VI of the United Kingdom
- Abigail Rice as Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom
- Lasse Kolsrud as Nikolai Ramm-Østgaard, Olav's aide-de-camp
- Petr Meissel as Oswald Nordlie, King Haakon's aide-de-camp
- Terje Ranes as Johan Nygaardsvoll, Prime Minister of Norway
- Stig Ryste Amdam as General Carl Gustav Fleischer, commander of the Norwegian infantry brigade based in Scotland
- Trond Teigen as Wilhelm Morgenstierne, Norwegian Ambassador to the United States
Guest
- Erik Hivju as General Otto Ruge, Commander-in-chief of the Royal Norwegian Armed Forces
- Marianne Høgsbro as Princess Ingeborg, Duchess of Västergötland, Crown Princess Märtha's mother
- Jan Tiselius as Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland, Crown Princess Märtha's father
- Carl-Magnus Dellow as King Gustaf V of Sweden, Crown Princess Märtha's uncle
- Oscar Töringe as Prince Carl Bernadotte, Crown Princess Märtha's brother
- Fredrik Dolk as Per-Albin Hansson, Prime Minister of Sweden
- Hartmut Krug as Victor Prinz zu Wied, German Ambassador to Sweden
- Fridtjov Såheim as Alfred Isaksen, a double amputee and survivor of the Arctic convoys
- Dan Cade as Private Joseph L. Lockard, a soldier manning the radar station at a hilltop at Opana Point, Oahu
- Stanislav Callas as Private George R. Elliot Jr., Lockard's colleague and fellow radio operator
References
- ^ Hallemann, Caroline (April 2, 2021). "Missing The Crown? Give Atlantic Crossing a Try". Town & Country.
- ^ Garron, Barry. "‘Atlantic Crossing’ brings subtitled Norwegian drama to ‘Masterpiece’, Current, February 5, 2021
- ^ Amlie, Helene (8 October 2020). "Atlantic Crossing (1:8) - premiere!" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Atlantic Crossing: Everything You Need to Know About the WWII Drama". PBS.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa. Atlantic Crossing,’ with Sofia Helin, Kyle MacLachlan, Sells For Beta Film. Variety, Oct 11, 2020.
- ^ Levine, Irene S. "Atlantic Crossing: A Story Of Passion And Politics To Air On PBS MASTERPIECE", Forbes, April 3, 2021
- ^ Atlantic Crossing – Fact vs Fiction – a series full of mistakes that many viewers will simply accept as facts, By Oskar Aanmoen, 7th May 2021, Royal Central, https://royalcentral.co.uk/europe/norway/opinnion-atlantic-crossing-is-a-series-full-of-mistakes-many-will-believe-are-facts-159628/
External links
- Atlantic Crossing at IMDb
- Rabinowitz, Dorothy. 'Atlantic Crossing' Review: Harboring Royals and Passions, wsj, March 31, 2021
- Norwegian Government in Exile
- "Norway’s crown princess fled the Nazis with her children and lived in Maryland" The Washington Post