''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 ance ...
: ''Borgslægtens historie'',
Icelandic: ''Saga Borgarættarinnar'') is a
Danish film
Denmark has been producing films since 1897 and since the 1980s has maintained a steady stream of product due largely to funding by the state-supported Danish Film Institute. Historically, Danish films have been noted for their realism, religiou ...
directed and shot by
Gunnar Sommerfeldt in
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
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 th ...
.
It was released in 1920,
and it was the first film shot in Iceland.
Cast
*
Philip Bech
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...
– Vivild, banker
*
Stefanía Guðmundsdóttir
*
Guðmundur Thorsteinsson
Guðmundur Pétursson Thorsteinsson (5 September 1891, Bíldudalur – 27 July 1924, Søllerød), better known as Muggur, was an Icelandic painter, graphic artist, author and film actor.
Biography
Muggur was born in Bíldudalur, Iceland. His fa ...
– Ormar Örlygsson
*Elisabet Jacobsen – Snæbjörg
*Frederik Jacobsen – Örlyg
*Ove Kuhl – Örn
*
Karen Poulsen
*
Gunnar Sommerfeldt – Ketill
*Inge Sommerfeldt – Danish girl
*
Ingeborg Spangsfeldt
Ingeborg Spangsfeldt (born Christiane Ingeborg Margrete Olsen; 25 July 1895 – 21 June 1968) was a Danish film actress whose career began in the early 1910s until her retirement upon getting married in 1924.
Early life
Ingeborg Spangsfeldt ...
– Rúna
References
External links
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Films shot in Iceland
1920 films
Danish silent films
Danish black-and-white films
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