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When the Raven Flies
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When the Raven Flies

1984-02-04 · 109 min · ★ 6.6

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.

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Directors
Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
Production companies
Viking Film, Svenska Filminstitutet, Film
Countries
Iceland, Sweden
Status
Released

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Jakob Þór EinarssonJakob Þór EinarssonGest
Helgi SkúlasonHelgi SkúlasonThord
Edda BjörgvinsdóttirEdda BjörgvinsdóttirGest's Sister
Egill ÓlafssonEgill ÓlafssonThord's Brother
Flosi ÓlafssonFlosi ÓlafssonErik
Gottskálk Dagur SigurðarsonGottskálk Dagur SigurðarsonEinar
Sveinn M. EiðssonSveinn M. EiðssonGuard
Þráinn KarlssonÞráinn KarlssonOlaf the Childlover
Júlíus HjörleifssonHjörleifur
Pétur EinarssonPétur EinarssonSlaver with heavy knife
Haukur HarðarsonKnife-Twin 1
Hörður HarðarsonKnife-Twin 2
Gunnar JónssonGunnar JónssonErik's Retainer
Eva Dögg SigurgeirsdóttirGest's sister as a child
Magnús Geir KristjánssonGest as a child
Þorsteinn GunnarssonÞorsteinn GunnarssonLeader of the Merchants
Birgir MikaelssonThord's Retainer
Börkur ArnviðarsonMerchant
Friðgeir AxfjörðMerchant
Guðmundur BogasonMerchant

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