When the Raven Flies (1984)
When the Raven Flies (1984)


Plot.
Where to Watch.
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
Olaf the Childlover

Júlíus Hjörleifsson
Hjörleifur

Pétur Einarsson
Slaver with heavy knife

Anna S. Karlsdóttir
Actress

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

Þorsteinn Gunnarsson
Leader of the Merchants

Birgir Mikaelsson
Thord's Retainer

Börkur Arnviðarson
Merchant

Friðgeir Axfjörð
Merchant

Guðmundur Bogason
Merchant

Gudni Gudnason
Slaver

Guðrún Þórðardóttir
Slave girl

Valgarður Guðjónsson
Erik's Retainer

Ólafur Byron Guðmundsson
Thord's Retainer

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
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
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.
The Raven Collection.
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