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The Icelandic Herring Industry (1987)
Directed by Erlendur Sveinsson, Sigurður Sverrir Pálsson
Documentary · 59m
This corporate documentary describes one year in the production of herring, starting with marketing speculations and research of the year's possible catch. It shows the herring caught at sea, landed, salted, and tended to until it is exported after passing rigorous quality control. Intertwined with this story is the history of the herring industry in Iceland.
Crew
- Director
- Erlendur Sveinsson, Sigurður Sverrir Pálsson
- Screenplay
- Erlendur Sveinsson, Sigurður Sverrir Pálsson
- Director of Photography
- Sigurður Sverrir Pálsson, Þórarinn Guðnason
- Editor
- Erlendur Sveinsson, Sigurður Sverrir Pálsson
Details
- Original title
- Silfur hafsins
- Release date
- 1987-02-01
- Runtime
- 59m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- IS
- Spoken languages
- English, Icelandic
- Countries
- Iceland
- Production
- Lifandi myndir