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When the Raven Flies
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.
Directed by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, Edda Andrésdóttir, Thuridur Vilhjálmsdóttir
66
User score
43 votes
Status
Released
Released
February 4, 1984
Runtime
1h 49m
Language
Icelandic
Top cast
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
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
