Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jakob Þór Einarsson | ... | Gest | |
Edda Björgvinsdóttir | ... | Gest's Sister | |
Helgi Skúlason | ... | Thord | |
Gotti Sigurdarson | ... | Einar (as Gottskálk D. Sigurdarson) | |
Flosi Ólafsson | ... | Erik | |
Egill Ólafsson | ... | Thord's Brother | |
Sveinn M. Eiðsson | ... | Guard | |
Gunnar Jónsson | ... | Erik's Retainer | |
Þráinn Karlsson | ... | Olaf the Childlover | |
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Anna S. Karlsdóttir | ... | (as Anna Karlsdóttir) |
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Abba M. Jóhannsdóttir | ||
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Anna Reynisdóttir | ||
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Arnaldur Friðgeirsson | ||
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Ármann Ingason | ||
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Birgir Guðjónsson |
Ireland: Vikings pillage the land, seeking silver and slaves, slaying men and women in the process. A young boy is spared when a Viking takes pity on him instead of killing him. Iceland 20 years later: The boy returns to take his revenge on the killers, the Norwegian foster brothers; Thord and Eirik, by cunning and hidden weapons. Written by Stle A. Olsen <sao@idt.unit.no>
Being Icelandic I'm of course proud of most films made in Iceland, and they do get better every year. The only thing I sometimes criticise is that we, Icelanders, try to be TOO clever. We don't allow ourselves to just make pure action or pure comedy, but it seems we have to try to add some artistic flair to all our films. Hrafninn flygur is a viking-action film, which keeps your interest from beginning to end. The costumes and surroundings are beautiful, and the story is a good old revenge-your-parents tale, but with enough twists and side stories to keep ones interest fully. I have many friends around the globe, and Hrafninn flygur is one of the few films that I would recommend to anyone for pure entertainment value. Sadly, this film is not available any more, so we will just have to hope that one of these days they will re-release it.