Legends of Valhalla: Thor

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{{Infobox film

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| director = Oskar Jonasson
Toby Genkel
Gunnar Karlsson

| producer = Hilmar Sigurdsson
Arnar Thorisson

| writer = Friðrik Erlingsson

| starring = Justin Gregg
Paul Tylak
Nicola Coughlan
Liz Lloyd
Alan Stanford
Emmett J. Scanlan
J. Drew Lucas
Mary Murray
Lesa Thurman
Gary Hetzler
Hillary Kavanagh

| music = Stephen McKeon

| editing = Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir

| studio = CAOZ
Ulysses Filmproduktion
Magma Films

| distributor = Telepool (Worldwide sales)
Sena (Iceland)

| released = {{Film date|2011|10|14}}

| runtime = 79 minutes

| country = Iceland
Germany
Ireland

| language = Icelandic
English
German

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Legends of Valhalla: Thor ({{langx|is|Hetjur Valhallar - Þór}}), also known as Thor: Legend of the Magical Hammer, is a 2011 animated comedy film co-produced by CAOZ, Ulysses and Magma Films. It is a international co-production between Iceland, Germany and Ireland and is based on stories about Thor, the god of thunder from Norse mythology.{{cite news|last=Moody|first=Annemarie|title=Thor Coming To The Big Screen In 2010|url=http://www.awn.com/news/films/thor-coming-big-screen-2010|accessdate=December 8, 2011|newspaper=Animation World Network|date=June 6, 2008}}{{cite book |title=International Film Guide 2012 |first=Ian Hayden |last=Smith |year= 2012 |isbn= 978-1908215017 |page= 138 }} The film is the first full-length animated film to be produced in Iceland. It was released on October 14, 2011 in Icelandic cinemas.{{cite news|title=Five star film and on the top of the Box Office!|url=http://www.caoz.com/five-star-film-and-on-the-top-of-the-box-office|accessdate=December 8, 2011|newspaper=CAOZ|date=October 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113220015/http://www.caoz.com/five-star-film-and-on-the-top-of-the-box-office|archive-date=November 13, 2011|url-status=dead}}

The film was released on DVD in North America on March 19, 2013.{{cite web|title=Thor: Legend of the Magical Hammer (2011)|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AKIP9CQ/|publisher=Amazon.com (United States)|accessdate=2013-02-21}}{{cite web|title=Thor: Legend of the Magical Hammer (2011)|url=https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00AKIP9CQ/|publisher=Amazon.ca (Canada)|accessdate=2013-02-21}}

Plot

The young blacksmith Thor lives happily with his single mother in a peaceful little village. The legend says he is the son of Odin, the King of the Gods. Therefore, the fellow villagers believe that the terrifying Giants will never attack them. But they are terribly mistaken. A Giant army crushes the village and takes the villagers to Hel, the Queen of the Underworld. Thor is knocked out and left behind. He sets out to save his friends with the hammer Crusher - who claims to be a magical weapon!

Cast

  • Justin Gregg as Thor
  • Paul Tylak as Crusher and Heimdall
  • Nicola Coughlan as Edda
  • Liz Lloyd as Hel
  • Alan Stanford as Odin
  • Emmett J Scanlan as Sindri
  • J. Drew Lucas as Thrym
  • Mary Murray as Freyja
  • Lesa Thurman as Mother
  • Gary Hetzler as Grandfather
  • Hillary Kavanagh as Old Age

References

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