''Sons of the Soil'' (

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...

: ''Borgslægtens historie'', Icelandic: ''Saga Borgarættarinnar'') is a Danish film directed and shot by

Gunnar Sommerfeldt Gunnar Sommerfeldt (4 September 1890 – 30 August 1947) was a Danish actor and film maker. In 1919 he directed '' Saga Borgarættarinnar'', which was released in 1920 and was the first feature film shot in Iceland. Sommerfeldt also wrote the scr ...

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in 1919, based on the novel by

Gunnar Gunnarsson Gunnar Gunnarsson (18 May 1889 – 21 November 1975) was an Icelandic author who wrote mainly in Danish. He grew up, in considerable poverty, on Valþjófsstaður in Fljótsdalur valley and on Ljótsstaðir in Vopnafjörður. During ...

. It was released in 1920, and it was the first film shot in Iceland.

Cast

* Philip Bech – Vivild, banker * Stefanía Guðmundsdóttir * Guðmundur Thorsteinsson – Ormar Örlygsson *Elisabet Jacobsen – Snæbjörg *Frederik Jacobsen – Örlyg *Ove Kuhl – Örn *

Karen Poulsen Karen Poulsen (10 May 1881 – 15 February 1953) was a Danish stage and film actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or ...

– Ketill *Inge Sommerfeldt – Danish girl * Ingeborg Spangsfeldt – Rúna

References

External links

* Films shot in Iceland 1920 films Danish silent films Danish black-and-white films {{denmark-silent-film-stub