Icelandic Cowboys

Overview

In the summer of 1984, Iceland's king of country music, Hallbjörn Hjartarson, arranged the first and only Icelandic cowboy-festival. This celebration of western culture took place in Skagaströnd, a village of 700 inhabitants in the north of Iceland, and was attended by Iceland's leading country singers. This documentary describes, in an objective fashion, the general atmosphere of the festival and gives a portrait of the star of the show, Hallbjörn Hjartarson and his views on life and stardom.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 3, 1984

Original language

Icelandic

Spoken languages

ICELANDIC

Countries

Iceland

Production

Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan,Icelandic Film Corporation,Icelandic Film Corporation, Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0280853