Under the Glacier (Kristnihald undir Jökli) 35 years old

Under the Glacier

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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Under the Glacier Cast

Name Character
Sigurður Sigurjónsson He was 33, now 69 years old as Umbi
Egill Ólafsson He was 36, now 71 years old as Saknússemm annar
Þórhallur Sigurðsson He was 42, now 77 years old as Jódínus Álfberg
Baldvin Halldórsson He was 65, 84 years old when he died as Séra Jón Prímus
Helgi Skúlason He was 55, 63 years old when he died as Godman Sý ngmann
Kristbjörg Kjeld She was 53, now 89 years old as Hnallflóra
Gestur Einar Jónasson He was 38, now 74 years old as Helgi Lángvetningur
Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir She was 48, now 84 years old as Úa
Guðrún Þ. Stephensen as Frú Tuma Jónsen
Þorsteinn Hannesson He was 71, 81 years old when he died as Karínáli
Rúrik Haraldsson He was 63, 77 years old when he died as Tumi Jónsen
Valgeir Skagfjörð as Gígjarinn

Under the Glacier Crew

Name Department
Gerald Wilson as Writer. He was 70 (96) years old when He died Writing
Guðný Halldórsdóttir as Director. She was 35 (now 70) years old Directing
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Under the Glacier (35 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, February 25, 1989
  • Runtime: 91 minutes