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Director:
Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
Writers:
Hrafn Gunnlaugsson (writer)
Jonathan Rumbold (writer)
Release Date:
1 November 1991 (Iceland) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama more
Plot:
Norway in the 10th century. Askur, son of the powerful Thorgeir marries Embla, daughter of one of the few remaining landowners in Norway... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
This film needs distribution - great education and good movie more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Gotti Sigurdarson ... Askur (as Gottskálk D. Sigurdarson)
Maria Bonnevie ... Embla
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sveinn M. Eiðsson ... Volondur
Þorsteinn Hannesson ... Godbrandur
Bríet Héðinsdóttir ... Hallbera
Gunnar Jónsson ... Gunna
Tommy Karlsen ... Mar
Hedda Kloster ... Alfdis
Torgils Moe ... Thordur
Tomas Norström ... Bishop Thangbrandur
Egill Ólafsson ... The king
Helgi Skúlason ... Thorgeir
Jón Tryggvason ... Ketill
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Den hvite viking (Norway)
Den vite vikingen (Sweden)
The White Viking (International: English title)
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Runtime:
131 min
Language:
Icelandic
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Company:
Filmeffekt AS more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Askur: By the legacy of almighty Thor, we shall see the enemy in Valhalla!
Thorgeir: It is true. But are our men ready for war?
Dane Stewarsson: Hurn! Ecks sittee!
Askur: War! To War!
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Movie Connections:
Follows Í skugga hrafnsins (1988) more

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24 out of 25 people found the following comment useful:-
This film needs distribution - great education and good movie, 23 December 2005
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Author: calle-2 from Waterloo, ON, Canada

It's been years since I watched this. I've seen both the movie version and the TV series version. I cannot believe that this hasn't been released on DVD or any other format. Hrafn Gunnlaugsson is an underrated Icelandic director who is the ONLY one that has even come CLOSE to portraying anything that resembles authentic Viking culture and lifestyle. While the story of this movie is kind of similar to Romeo and Juliet - two very young lovers very much in love but deemed unfit for each other and doomed because of high politics - it still shows you what could be close to what culture was like in 11th century Scandinavia. YOu will get the shamans, the warriors, the Christian influence on Pagan culture, the strong family ties, and of course, the ruggedness of Vikings. Throw away any movies you might have that have Vikings in it and that might star Kirk Douglas, Antonio Banderas or Tim Robbins for that matter, and plead to someone that has any influence in the TV or movie industry in Scandinavia to release this so it will get accessible to the general public.

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