''Under the Glacier'' ( is, Kristnihald undir Jökli) is a 1989 Icelandic
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Guðný Halldórsdóttir
Guðný Halldórsdóttir (born 23 January 1954) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. She has directed eight films since 1984, including '' Under the Glacier'' and ''The Honour of the House''. She wrote the screenplay for 1986 comed ...
, based on
her father's novel.
The film was selected as the Icelandic entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast
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Sigurður Sigurjónsson
Sigurður Sigurjónsson, commonly referred to as Siggi Sigurjóns, is an Icelandic actor, comedian and screenwriter, best known as a member of the comedy group Spaugstofan. He has starred in a number of films and television series since the ...
as Umbi
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Baldvin Halldórsson as Séra Jón Prímus
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Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir as Úa
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Kristbjörg Kjeld
Kristbjörg Kjeld (born 18 June 1935) is an Icelandic actress. She appeared in more than thirty films since 1962. Kjeld won the 2010 Edda Award for Best Leading Actress for her performance as Mamma Gógó in '' Mamma Gógó''.
Selected filmograp ...
as Hnallflóra
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Helgi Skúlason as Godman Sý ngmann
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Þórhallur Sigurðsson as Jódínus Álfberg
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Rúrik Haraldsson as Tumi Jónsen
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Ívar DeCarsta Webster as James Butler
See also
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References
External links
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1989 films
1989 drama films
Halldór Laxness
1980s Icelandic-language films
Films directed by Guðný Halldórsdóttir
Icelandic drama films
Films based on Icelandic novels
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