Outlaw: The Saga of Gisli (1981)

Name: Outlaw: The Saga of Gisli
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1981-10-30

1h 40m

Running Time

Plot.

Based on the saga of Gísli Súrsson, one of the Icelandic Sagas.

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Details.

Release Date
October 30, 1981

Original Name
Útlaginn

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 40m

This Movie Is About.

iceland

Wiki.

Outlaw: The Saga of Gisli (Icelandic: Útlaginn) is an Icelandic film adaptation of the Gísla saga, the story of a

blood feud set in 10th-century Iceland.

It was directed by Ágúst Guðmundsson in 1981.

The film was released on 17 February 1984 to critical acclaim in Sweden, and then in West Germany. Written and directed by Ágúst Guðmundsson, the theatrical version of the Saga of Gisli Sursson was praised as a culturally accurate representation of the time period.

The film was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.