About
TV movie based on the first chapters of the Icelandic Brennu-Njáls saga. The first part of Njálssaga is a half-hour long drama based on a part of Brenna-Nálssaga. It tells the story of Hallgerður Langbrók having food stolen in Kirkjubær and the horse she received as a reward from Gunnar. This is followed by Gunnar's quarrel with Otkel in Kirkjubær and his advisor Skammkel. Their business ends with Gunnar killing both of them. The second part is a half-hour long documentary where scholars bring out something interesting about this part of the story.
Director
Writer
Hrefna Haraldsdóttir
Producers
Björn Brynjúlfur Björnsson, Þorgeir Gunnarsson, Þorgeir Gunnarsson
Studio
Njálssaga ehf.
Original Title
Njálssaga
Original Language
IS
Cast
Full credits →H
Hilmir Snær Guðnason
I
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
M
Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir
B
Benedikt Erlingsson
H
Helgi Björnsson
H
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
Þ
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
A
Anna Kristín Arngrímsdóttir
B
Bergur Þór Ingólfsson
G
Guðrún Gísladóttir
Í
Ívar Örn Sverrisson
M
Magnús Jónsson
Ó
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
P
Pétur Einarsson
P
Pálmi Gestsson
B
Björn Brynjúlfur Björnsson
K
Katrín Jakobsdóttir