''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 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 ...

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 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 (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of ...

– 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

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