Norway in the 10th century. Askur, son of the powerful Thorgeir marries Embla, daughter of one of the few remaining landowners in Norway, in a pagan ceremony. King Olav, a ruthless christian, wants to eredicate all traces of non-christian beliefs and captures the two of them during the ceremony. In order to free Embla, Askur must go to Iceland and convert the people there to catholicism.
Title | The White Viking |
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Year | 1991 |
Genre | Drama, Adventure |
Country | Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden |
Studio | Filmeffekt AS, DR, YLE, RÚV, NRK, SVT |
Cast | Gottskálk Dagur Sigurðarson, Maria Bonnevie, Egill Ólafsson, Tomas Norström, Þorsteinn Hannesson, Helgi Skúlason |
Crew | Liv Sandvik (Production Manager), Dag Alveberg (Producer), Karl Júlíusson (Costume Design), Jeanette Sundby (Production Manager), Þór Vigfússon (Art Direction), Hrafn Gunnlaugsson (Director) |
Release | Nov 01, 1991 |
Runtime | 125 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.30 / 10 by 11 users |
Popularity | 2 |