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 | |
| 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 | ||
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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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IcelandicRelease Date:
25 April 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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The location for Thord's farm was a rock at a farm known as Drangshlíð. Today, there is a hotel and restaurant at the farm and visitors can visit the iconic location. See more »Quotes
Thord's Brother: Guest took the silver from Björn. He probably followed him all the way to Rome. Then he goes all the way to Iceland to put it on Erik's table. Strange man that steals from the poor to give to the rich. I would enjoy meeting such a man. Who was the man who said Björn stole the silver? Was it not Erik?See more »
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Powerful viking movie shot on Iceland, using a cowboy manuscript for sure! The mowie portrays the cruelty, tenderness, pride and extreme violence of that era, with great reality. Still there is that bit of the lone gunman out on the prairie,(here knife-thrower on the island Iceland) which just adds to the magnificent story of revenge. Gest (main character) comes to Iceland seeking revenge over the men who slaughtered his parents and kidnapped his sister in a viking raid in Ireland. Here he finds that his sister has married one of them.
Psychologically fast paced, as is the chain of events. Daring new use of music for this genre of movie, at times not all that successful.