Egill Ólafsson
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Reykjavík, Island
Adult: No
Birthday: February 09, 1953
Age: 72 years old
Gender: Male
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Crossroads
Overview: Within the walls of the hospital, the duo develops a strong visceral relationship that eventually takes them to an unknown emotional territory bouncing them between supposed fantasy and the vicious reality of life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: is
Release Date: 2001-10-31
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Pretty Angels
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: is
Release Date: 1990-02-18
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Children of Nature
Overview: An elderly couple leave their retirement home to make one last journey back to their home in the Western Fjords.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: is
Release Date: 1991-08-01
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Magnús
Overview: Magnús is a 45-year-old lawyer, whose routine is upset by the personal news that he is suffering from cancer. This causes Magnús to stop and think about himself, his life and his family. If his life is going to end sooner than he expected, he wants to know how much it's been worth to him. Has life been worth living? Is it worth fighting for; is it worth a struggle against death? He takes a look at his family, a group of ordinary people, who are the colourful heroes of everyday life, struggling along in a world far removed from the world of high finance, power politics and international intrigues, but yet to them their lives are lives of high adventure. Those adventures, from the sublime to the ridiculous, form the storyline of the film, told against the background of Magnús' dilemma.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: is
Release Date: 1989-08-11
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Ahead of Time
Overview: More than twenty years after the premiere of one of the most beloved Icelandic films (On Top/Med allt a hreinu 1982) a sequel appears. A band which folded twenty years ago (they were even considered old-fashioned then) sees fit to stage a comeback. Indications point to a great future until the ghosts of the past catch up with the band in the form of a single mother and a jolly roadie. We follow the band not only through the magnificent Icelandic landscape but also through two continents and a brief spell in the other world.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: is
Release Date: 2004-12-26
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In the Shadow of the Raven
Overview: Trausti returns to Iceland just in time to be entangled in a family feud over a stranded whale-cadaver. His mother (the family head) is mortally wounded and Grim kills Erikur; the other clan leader. Isold, daughter of Erikur now takes his place. Isold and Trausti are attracted to each other, but Isold was promised to Hjoerleifur - the son of the Bishop (of Iceland) and his powerful wife. However, Isold has a plan...
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: is
Release Date: 1988-10-28
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When the Raven Flies
Overview: 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.
Genres: Action Drama History
Original Language: is
Release Date: 1984-02-04
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The White Viking
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: is
Release Date: 1991-11-01
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The Big Rescue
Overview: When Sveppi's best friend Villi is kidnapped by the bad guys. Sveppi takes it upon himself with his buddy Goi to rescue him and an incredible adventure unfolds.
Genres: Adventure Family
Original Language: is
Release Date: 2009-09-25
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On Top
Overview: Two rock groups, one male, the other female, decide to do a combined effort to hit the road of stardom by doing a show together. As the show is getting on the road, the lead singers of the two groups have a disagreement which brings about a parting of ways, in love as in life. A historic tour of the country begins, which through the music and performances of the two groups as well as the reactions of their audiences, reveals, beneath the comedy, glimpses of today's real competition between the sexes, seen against the background of Icelandic life.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: is
Release Date: 1982-12-18
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Cool Jazz and Coconuts
Overview: The actress is to produce a play with the local amateur group and old romantic flames are rekindled. At the same time an American army unit is making experiments with a new and powerful energy source in the vicinity, promising the community a prosperous future.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: is
Release Date: 1985-03-16
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The Honour of the House
Overview: A hypocritical and selfish older sister holds power over her younger, unselfish and humanitarian sister by hiding the shame of her younger sister's pregnancy, with the purpose of upholding the aristocratic status of their name and household. Or that is what we are told, because underneath the facade, is a story of two sisters, who have had intimacy with the same man.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: is
Release Date: 1999-10-08
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The Twins
Overview: The twins Jon Oddur and Jon Bjarni are typical normotensive boy saddles. Sometimes, they have to be quite the most dangerous repeat and even naughty but filial innocence they easily melt everyone's heart. The family also Anna Jane hálfsystir that is poorly organized by the "teenage" and Mike's little sister in the most trouble with potty time. Soffía housekeeper is also an essential part of the family but she could boys while their parents are at work. But if the brothers are so fortunate to have a good family, there are not any.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: is
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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Rust
Overview: After 15 years Pétur returns to Baddi's auto garage that is still located at the end of the world. Baddi lives there with his two children and worker. 15 years before terrible events occurred at the garage that forced Pétur to leave.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1990-12-26
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Touch
Overview: Soon after the break of the pandemic and realizing that his clock is ticking, Kristofer gets the urge to embark on a journey to try to find out what really happened when his Japanese girlfriend mysteriously vanished without a trace from London fifty years earlier.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: is
Release Date: 2024-05-29
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Under the Glacier
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: is
Release Date: 1989-02-25
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Agnes
Overview: In a barren land ruled by oppression and ignorance, a spirited woman driven by hope of a better life must fight against the odds. Agnes is a servant in the house of the county sheriff. There she is constantly sexually harassed by him and treated with contempt by his wife. Agnes falls in love with Natan, a self taught homoeopathic doctor. The sheriff takes revenge on Natan by making it illegal for him to practice his profession. The dramatic relationship between the three main characters ultimately leads to a fatal web of events where a love affair turns into a nightmare of brutality and destruction.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: is
Release Date: 1995-12-22
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Wildside
Overview: Charming desperado Ossy, carrying a deadly secret, tracks down his childhood pal Jimmy in Iceland. But Jimmy, now with a family and a regular job, will do anything to hide his past.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1998-05-07
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Angels of the Universe
Overview: The story of an Icelandic man and his slow descent into madness. Along his journey he meets Dagný, the initial cause of his breakdown. Other people he meets in the asylum have been committed for various reasons, such as signing cheques for Adolf Hitler and, believing themselves to be writing songs for the Beatles and telepathically transmitting to the band.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: is
Release Date: 2000-01-01
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Privacy
Overview: Alexander, a twenty-year-old student, his girlfriend and a schoolmate discover the ins and outs of film-making while shooting a documentary about his family. A gallery of humorous, off-beat characters is revealed, who's seemingly ordinary lives conceal bitter divorces, passionate second marriages, vengeance, luck and misfortune, crime and punishment.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-08-09
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The Men's Choir
Overview: A men's choir decides to go to Sweden and Germany. Shortly before their departure the choir director, Max, dies and is mourned by the choir and especially by their accompanist Magga, whom he was in love with. In deference to Max's memory, they embark upon a mission of song and companionship, in order to adjust to their loss.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: is
Release Date: 1992-12-19
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The Silvermoon
Overview: A film based on a play with the same name by Halldór Laxness
Genres: Drama Music TV Movie
Original Language: is
Release Date: 1978-12-26
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The Viking Sagas
Overview: The film chronicles a long-ago time when men relied not on their intellect to make points, but on their swords. A mythical warrior ('Ralf Moeller (I)') wanders the snow-capped landscapes of the North territories on an arduous quest for vengeance. Amid nobles and schemers, saints and brutes, and lovers and fools, this Viking swings his sword for his family's honor, his beloved's hand, and the very survival of his pitiless culture.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-08-03
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Hinn Íslenski Þursaflokkur
Overview: Icelandic progressive rock band Þursaflokkurinn performs a few songs from their first two albums.
Genres: Music Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: is
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Dramarama
Overview: Five stories interwine into one. A blind man hovers above the city. Everything looks set for a perfectly normal evening in Reykjavík, until the the power goes off?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: is
Release Date: 2001-01-19
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