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When the Raven Flies

When the Raven Flies

★ 6.6/10•1984•1h 49m•16•Action•Drama•History

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.

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson · Director

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson · Writer

Edda Andrésdóttir · Writer

Bo Jönsson · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 49m
LanguageIS
Release DateFeb 4, 1984

Actors

Jakob Þór Einarsson

Jakob Þór Einarsson

Gest

Helgi Skúlason

Helgi Skúlason

Thord

Edda Björgvinsdóttir

Edda Björgvinsdóttir

Gest's Sister

Egill Ólafsson

Egill Ólafsson

Thord's Brother

Flosi Ólafsson

Flosi Ólafsson

Erik

Gottskálk Dagur Sigurðarson

Gottskálk Dagur Sigurðarson

Einar

Sveinn M. Eiðsson

Sveinn M. Eiðsson

Guard

Þráinn Karlsson

Þráinn Karlsson

Olaf the Childlover

Júlíus Hjörleifsson

Hjörleifur

Pétur Einarsson

Pétur Einarsson

Slaver with heavy knife

Haukur Harðarson

Knife-Twin 1

Hörður Harðarson

Knife-Twin 2

Gunnar Jónsson

Gunnar Jónsson

Erik's Retainer

Eva Dögg Sigurgeirsdóttir

Gest's sister as a child

Magnús Geir Kristjánsson

Gest as a child

Þorsteinn Gunnarsson

Þorsteinn Gunnarsson

Leader of the Merchants

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