Under the Glacier

Overview

Our hero is Umbi (an acronym for emissary of the bishop), sent by him to undertake an important investigation at Snæfell-glacier. In particular he is to look into the conduct and behavior of Jón Prímus, the old pastor at Snæfell. Fantastic rumors are rife: amongst other things it is said that a corpse is lodged in the glacier! Armed with his tape recorder and notebook, Umbi embarks upon his mission. He tries to question the weird locals, a weird lot, but gets evasive answers. Slowly he is dragged into a quagmire of strange happenings and his efforts to understand only make him confused. If at the beginning he is a chipper, a mere device, by the end of the story he is inextricably involved, a committed participant in the bizarre events.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 25, 1989

Original language

Icelandic

Spoken languages

Icelandic

Countries

Iceland

Production

Süddeutscher Rundfunk,Umbi s.f.,Magma Films Ltd.

Cast

Árni Bergmann Jóhannsson,Helgi Skúlason,Gestur Einar Jónasson,Guðrún Þ. Stephensen,Gylfi Pálsson,Þórhallur Sigurðsson,Baldvin Halldórsson,Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir,Sigurður Sigurjónsson,Rúrik Haraldssonand 10 more

Director

Guðný Halldórsdóttir

Writer

Halldór Laxness,Gerald Wilson

Producer

Ralph Christians,Halldór Þorgeirsson

Cinematography

Guðný Halldórsdóttir,W. P. Hassenstein

Music

Gunnar Reynir Sveinsson

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0137891