When the Raven Flies (1984)
When the Raven Flies (1984)
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Cast & Crew.
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
Olad the Childlover
Júlíus Hjörleifsson
Hjörleifur
Pétur Einarsson
Slaver with heavy knife
Haukur Harðarson
Knife-Twin 1
Anna S. Karlsdóttir
Actress
Hörður Harðarson
Knife-Twin 2
Gunnar Jónsson
Erik's Retainer
Birgir Mikaelsson
Thord's Retainer
Börkur Arnviðarson
Merchant
Friðgeir Axfjörð
Merchant
Guðmundur Bogason
Leader of the Merchants
Eva Dögg Sigurgeirsdóttir
Gest's sister as a child
Gudni Gudnason
Slaver
Guðrún Þórðardóttir
Slave girl
Þorsteinn Gunnarsson
Leader of the Merchants
Valgarður Guðjónsson
Erik's Retainer
Ólafur Byron Guðmundsson
Thord's Retainer
Magnús Geir Kristjánsson
Gest as a child
Kristinn Gunnarsson
Merchant
Ketill Larsen
Merchant
Jón Sigurbjörnsson
Thord's Retainer
Hólmfríður Björnsdóttir
Erik's Wife
Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
Director / Writer / Editor
Harry Manfredini
Original Music Composer
Hans-Erik Philip
Original Music Composer
Tony Forsberg
Director of Photography
Edda Andrésdóttir
Executive Producer / Writer
Þórhildur Þorleifsdóttir
Assistant Director
Bo Jönsson
Screenplay / Producer
Karl Júlíusson
Costume Design
Gunnar Smári Helgason
Sound
Berglind Gardarsdottir
Costume Supervisor
Gunnlaugur Jónasson
Set Decoration
Pétur Hjaltested
Sound Effects
Thuridur Vilhjálmsdóttir
Executive Producer
Gunnar Baldursson
Set Decoration
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 4, 1984
Original NameHrafninn flýgur
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 49m
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When the Raven Flies (original Icelandic: Hrafninn flýgur ()) is a 1984 Icelandic-Swedish adventure film written and directed by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson. The story is set in Viking Age Iceland. The film was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. In 2016, online newspaper Kjarninn voted it as the best Icelandic film of all time.
Although mainly a tale of personal revenge, When the Raven Flies bears some resemblance to the classic Akira Kurosawa film Yojimbo and A Fistful of Dollars of Sergio Leone, sharing common plot events, characters and action sequences., which itself drew inspiration from Dashiell Hammett's Red Harvest. Gunnlaugsson also drew inspiration from the Sagas of Icelanders and aimed to deconstruct the Viking stereotypes, replacing them with more authentic portrayals of the Viking era.
When the Raven Flies is the first film of the Raven Trilogy (also known as the Viking Trilogy) that consists of three Viking films: When the Raven Flies (1984, usually known as simply The Raven or Revenge of the Barbarians), In the Shadow of the Raven (1987, original Icelandic title: Í skugga hrafnsins) and Embla (1991, original Icelandic title: Hvíti víkingurinn), which is a director's cut of The White Viking.