Under the Glacier 1989
6.1 / 10
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.
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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... Umbi
... Séra Jón Prímus
... Úa
... Hnallþóra
... Dr. Godman Sýngmann
... Jódínus Álfberg
Release Date:
Feb 25, 1989 (Germany,Iceland)
Run Time:
1hr 31`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
Icelandic
Production Countries:
Germany,Iceland
Status:
Released
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Under the Glacier - Under the Glacier
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
... Assistant Director
Cast
... Umbi
... Séra Jón Prímus
... Úa
... Hnallþóra
... Dr. Godman Sýngmann
... Jódínus Álfberg
... Tumi Jónsen
... Fína Jónsen
... Frú Tuma Jónsen
... Helgi Lángvetníngur
... Saknússemm II
... Epímenídes
... Gígjarinn
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Ívar Webster... James Butler
... Karínáli
... Rússneskur biskup
... Enskur biskup
... Guðfræðingur
... Túlkur
... Biskup(uncredited)
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... Producer
... Producer
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