When the Raven Flies (1984)
When the Raven Flies (1984)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently When the Raven Flies is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Streaming in:🇩🇪 Germany
Cast & Crew.
Jakob Þór Einarsson
Gest
Edda Björgvinsdóttir
Gest's Sister
Helgi Skúlason
Thord
Gottskálk Dagur Sigurðarson
Einar
Flosi Ólafsson
Erik
Dashiell Hammett
Writer
Egill Ólafsson
Thord's Brother
Sveinn M. Eiðsson
Guard
Júlíus Hjörleifsson
Hjörleifur
Gunnar Jónsson
Erik's Retainer
Pétur Einarsson
Slaver with heavy knife
Þráinn Karlsson
Olaf the Childlover
Haukur Harðarson
Knife-Twin 1
Anna S. Karlsdóttir
Actress
Hörður Harðarson
Knife-Twin 2
Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
Director
Birgir Mikaelsson
Thord's Retainer
Bo Jönsson
Writer
Edda Andrésdóttir
Writer
Börkur Arnviðarson
Merchant
Friðgeir Axfjörð
Merchant
Guðmundur Bogason
Leader of the Merchants
Harry Manfredini
Composer
Hans-Erik Philip
Composer
Eva Dögg Sigurgeirsdóttir
Gest's sister as a child
Gudni Gudnason
Slaver
Tony Forsberg
Cinematographer
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
Karl Júlíusson
Costume Design
Þórhildur Þorleifsdóttir
Assistant Director
Pétur Hjaltested
Sound Effects
Gunnlaugur Jónasson
Set Decoration
Thuridur Vilhjálmsdóttir
Executive Producer
Gunnar Baldursson
Set Decoration
Gunnar Smári Helgason
Sound
Berglind Gardarsdottir
Costume Supervisor
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 4, 1984
Original NameHrafninn flýgur
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 49m
Genres
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.