An Irish man seeks vengeance against the vikings who killed his parents.
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Title: When the Raven Flies (1984)
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Jakob Þór Einarsson | ... | Gest |
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Edda Björgvinsdóttir | ... | Gest's Sister |
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Helgi Skúlason | ... | Thord |
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Gotti Sigurdarson | ... | Einar (as Gottskálk D. Sigurdarson) |
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Flosi Ólafsson | ... | Erik |
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Egill Ólafsson | ... | Thord's Brother |
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Sveinn M. Eiðsson | ... | Guard |
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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>
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25 April 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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The scene where Thord shoots an arrow from his bow at close range in Gest's chest without penetrating his armor is not a trick or any type of SFX. Helgi Skúlason (Thord) really did fire off a real arrow at close range, and Jakob Einarsson (Gest) really did not wear any other protection than the leather armor. See more »Contribute to This Page
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This is for me a very memorable movie. First of all it has a good story with morale in it. It deals with vengeance which can probably be among the hardest things for a man to deal with. Which is greatly illustrated at the end of the movie (without revealing too much...).
Also the story with the lone crusader seeking vengeance for the slaying of his family is very strong. And the atmosphere of the movie really helps as well. The music is very good and helps the atmosphere as does the photo. It´s dirty, grey and cold just like it should be in a relentless, unforgiving, viking movie.
This is probably the best viking movie so far, not that it has too many contenders sadly enough. I recommend this movie to anyone wanting to see a very special movie with a special atmosphere and a few nice touches. And also, the movie is almost worth seeing only to hear the wonderful icelandic language!
I rate this 7/10, one extra star for originality!