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Njalssaga (2003)
Directed by Björn Brynjúlfur Björnsson
Drama, TV Movie · 52m
TV movie based on the first chapters of the Icelandic Brennu-Njáls saga. The first part of Njálssaga is a half-hour long drama based on a part of Brenna-Nálssaga. It tells the story of Hallgerður Langbrók having food stolen in Kirkjubær and the horse she received as a reward from Gunnar. This is followed by Gunnar's quarrel with Otkel in Kirkjubær and his advisor Skammkel. Their business ends with Gunnar killing both of them. The second part is a half-hour long documentary where scholars bring out something interesting about this part of the story.
Cast
Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir
Benedikt Erlingsson
Helgi Björnsson
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
Bergur Þór Ingólfsson
Guðrún Gísladóttir
Magnús Jónsson
Crew
- Director
- Björn Brynjúlfur Björnsson
- Screenplay
- Hrefna Haraldsdóttir
- Director of Photography
- Víðir Sigurðsson
- Editor
- Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir
- Producer
- Þorgeir Gunnarsson, Björn Brynjúlfur Björnsson
Details
- Original title
- Njálssaga
- Release date
- 2003-01-01
- Runtime
- 52m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Original language
- IS
- Spoken languages
- Icelandic
- Countries
- Iceland
- Production
- Njálssaga ehf.