When the Raven Flies

When the Raven Flies

109 mins | Drama, Action | Feb. 4, 1984

Vikings pillage Ireland, seeking silver and slaves, slaying men and women in the process. A young boy is spared when a Viking takes pity on him instead of killing him. Twenty years later the boy returns to Iceland take his revenge.

When the Raven Flies

109 mins | Drama, Action | Feb. 4, 1984

When the Raven Flies
Vikings pillage Ireland, seeking silver and slaves, slaying men and women in the process. A young boy is spared when a Viking takes pity on him instead of killing him. Twenty years later the boy returns to Iceland take his revenge.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Viking Film, Svenska Filminstitutet, Film
Original title Hrafninn flýgur
Directors Þórhildur Þorleifsdóttir, Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
Writers Edda Andrésdóttir, Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, Bo Jönsson

Cast

Helgi Skúlason

as Thord

Edda Björgvinsdóttir

as Gest's Sister

Egill Ólafsson

as Thord's Brother

Flosi Ólafsson

as Erik

Þráinn Karlsson

as Olad the Childlover

Júlíus Hjörleifsson

as Hjörleifur

Pétur Einarsson

as Slaver with heavy knife

Haukur Harðarson

as Knife-Twin 1

Hörður Harðarson

as Knife-Twin 2

Gunnar Jónsson

as Erik's Retainer

Birgir Mikaelsson

as Thord's Retainer

Börkur Arnviðarson

as Merchant

Friðgeir Axfjörð

as Merchant

Guðmundur Bogason

as Leader of the Merchants

Eva Dögg Sigurgeirsdóttir

as Gest's sister as a child

Gudni Gudnason

as Slaver

Þorsteinn Gunnarsson

as Leader of the Merchants

Valgarður Guðjónsson

as Erik's Retainer

Ólafur Byron Guðmundsson

as Thord's Retainer

Magnús Geir Kristjánsson

as Gest as a child

Kristinn Gunnarsson

as Merchant

Ketill Larsen

as Merchant

Jón Sigurbjörnsson

as Thord's Retainer