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Under the Glacier (1989) [N/A]

Release Date:
February 25, 1989

Original Title:
Kristnihald undir Jökli

Alternate Titles:
A jég alatt
Am Gletscher
Jäätikön jumalat
La sorcière du glacier
Under the Glacier

Genres:
Comedy | Fantasy

Production Companies:
Magma Films Ltd.
Süddeutscher Rundfunk
Umbi s.f.

Production Countries:
Germany | Iceland

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 91

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Production

Assistant Director:
Kristín Pálsdóttir

Color Grading:
Maj-Britt Henriksen

Costume Design:
Hanna Laufey Elísdóttir

Director:
Guðný Halldórsdóttir

Director of Photography:
W. P. Hassenstein
Guðný Halldórsdóttir

Editor:
Kristín Pálsdóttir

Makeup & Hair:
Guðrún Þorvarðardóttir

Music:
Gunnar Reynir Sveinsson

Novel:
Halldór Laxness

Producer:
Halldór Þorgeirsson
Ralph Christians

Production Design:
Karl Júlíusson

Screenplay:
Gerald Wilson

Sound Editor:
Martien Couke

Sound Mixer:
Tony Anscombe

Sound Recordist:
Martien Couke

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