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Under the Glacier
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Under the Glacier

1989-02-25 · 91 min · ★ 6.7

Comedy · Fantasy

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.

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Directors
Guðný Halldórsdóttir
Production companies
Umbi s.f., Magma Films Ltd., Süddeutscher Rundfunk
Countries
Germany, Iceland
Status
Released

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Sigurður SigurjónssonSigurður SigurjónssonUmbi
Baldvin HalldórssonSéra Jón Prímus
Margrét Helga JóhannsdóttirMargrét Helga JóhannsdóttirÚa
Kristbjörg KjeldKristbjörg KjeldHnallþóra
Helgi SkúlasonHelgi SkúlasonDr. Godman Sýngmann
Þórhallur SigurðssonÞórhallur SigurðssonJódínus Álfberg
Rúrik HaraldssonRúrik HaraldssonTumi Jónsen
Sólveig HalldórsdóttirFína Jónsen
Guðrún Þ. StephensenFrú Tuma Jónsen
Gestur Einar JónassonGestur Einar JónassonHelgi Lángvetníngur
Egill ÓlafssonEgill ÓlafssonSaknússemm II
Panos CoutrasEpímenídes
Valgeir SkagfjörðGígjarinn
Ívar WebsterJames Butler
Þorsteinn HannessonKarínáli
Árni Bergmann JóhannssonRússneskur biskup
Gísli Alfreð SsonEnskur biskup
Gylfi PálssonGuðfræðingur
Ágúst GuðmundssonÁgúst GuðmundssonTúlkur
Gísli HalldórssonBiskup(uncredited)

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