When the Raven Flies
1984•1h 49m•6.5•Released
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Vikings pillage Ireland, 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. Twenty years later the boy returns to Iceland take his revenge.
Director
Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
Writer
Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, Bo Jönsson, Edda Andrésdóttir
Languages
Icelandic
Studio
Viking Film
Cast
Jakob Þór Einarsson
Gest
Helgi Skúlason
Thord
Edda Björgvinsdóttir
Gest's Sister
Egill Ólafsson
Thord's Brother
Flosi Ólafsson
Erik
Gottskálk Dagur Sigurðarson
Einar
Sveinn M. Eiðsson
Guard
Þráinn Karlsson
Olaf the Childlover
Júlíus Hjörleifsson
Hjörleifur
Pétur Einarsson
Slaver with heavy knife
Haukur Harðarson
Knife-Twin 1
Hörður Harðarson
Knife-Twin 2
Gunnar Jónsson
Erik's Retainer
Eva Dögg Sigurgeirsdóttir
Gest's sister as a child
Magnús Geir Kristjánsson
Gest as a child
Production
Company
Viking Film
Company
Svenska Filminstitutet
Company
Film
Producer
Bo Jönsson
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