About
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.
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Umbi s.f., Magma Films Ltd., Süddeutscher Rundfunk
Original Title
Kristnihald undir Jökli
Original Language
IS
Cast
Full credits →S
Sigurður Sigurjónsson
Umbi
B
Baldvin Halldórsson
Séra Jón Prímus
M
Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir
Úa
K
Kristbjörg Kjeld
Hnallþóra
H
Helgi Skúlason
Dr. Godman Sýngmann
Þ
Þórhallur Sigurðsson
Jódínus Álfberg
R
Rúrik Haraldsson
Tumi Jónsen
S
Sólveig Halldórsdóttir
Fína Jónsen
G
Guðrún Þ. Stephensen
Frú Tuma Jónsen
G
Gestur Einar Jónasson
Helgi Lángvetníngur
E
Egill Ólafsson
Saknússemm II
V
Valgeir Skagfjörð
Gígjarinn
Þ
Þorsteinn Hannesson
Karínáli
Á
Árni Bergmann Jóhannsson
Rússneskur biskup
Á
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Túlkur
G
Gísli Halldórsson
Biskup(uncredited)
