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Apr 30, 2023 · The Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis movie is pretty good for a mid-century historical epic based on the story of Ragnar Lothbrok, but films of its ilk are the exact type that Hrafn sought to...
Laxness believed that since his novel was written as a response to the saga-genre, a film version had to be based in a viking film genre which Laxness did not believe existed. Hrafn and Jonsson attempted to write a screenplay, but found that they shared Laxness' sentiment.
Apr 25, 1985 · A Celtic Christian boy's family in Ireland is wiped out in a Viking raid, with his older sister carried off into sexual bondage. When he becomes a man, he tracks down the band of exiles all the way to Iceland where they await the death of their enemy, King Harald of Norway.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
- 1985-04-25
Jun 20, 2013 · WHEN THE RAVEN FLIES is evocative of A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS, in that a mysterious stranger Gestur (Jakob Þór Einarsson) plays off tensions between Thor and Erik, the two brothers who lead the Viking band.
When the Raven Flies slipped past mainstream success after being snubbed from nomination for Best Foreign Film in the 1984 Oscars but developed a devoted following since. It has been voted the best Icelandic film of all time and is considered one of the greatest art pieces created about the Viking area.
When the Raven Flies (original Icelandic: Hrafninn flýgur ( pronunciation ⓘ )) is a 1984 Icelandic-Swedish adventure film written and directed by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson. The story is set in Viking Age Iceland.
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Although mainly a tale of personal revenge, When the Raven Flies bears a clear resemblance to the classic Akira Kurosawa film Yojimbo, sharing common plot events, characters and action sequences. Gunnlaugsson also drew inspiration from the Sagas of Icelanders and aimed to deconstruct the Viking stereotypes, replacing them with more authentic ...
