Cast: Egill Ólafsson
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Egill Ólafsson. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 17
Direction Baltasar Kormákur
Cast Egill Ólafsson · Kôki · Palmi Kormákur · Masahiro Motoki
Synopsis Over several decades and on different continents, a man embarks on an emotional journey to find his first love who disappeared 50 years ago, before his time runs out.
6.7
338 votes
6.7
338 votes
Children of Nature
1991 · Movie · 82 min. · Iceland
Direction Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Cast Gísli Halldórsson · Sigríður Hagalín · Baldvin Halldórsson · Björn Karlsson
Synopsis Old Thorgeir must leave his home far off in the icelandic 'countryside' and move into a home for senior citizens in Reykjavik. There he meets an old friend from his childhood, Stella. Thorgeir soon becomes unhappy living there and together...
6.7
103 votes
6.7
103 votes
Angels of the Universe
2000 · Movie · 100 min. · Iceland
Direction Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Cast Ingvar Eggert Sigurdsson · Baltasar Kormákur · Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson · Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Synopsis Páll is an artistic and sensitive young man. Getting dumped by his girlfriend, Dagny, triggers his descent into madness. We follow him on his way to inevitable doom; at home with his parents who finally can't cope, and in the...
6.5
91 votes
6.5
91 votes
Shadow of the Raven
1988 · Movie · 124 min. · Iceland
Direction Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
Cast Reine Brynolfsson · Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir · Egill Ólafsson · Sune Mangs
Synopsis 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...
6.5
120 votes
6.5
120 votes
Direction Simon Staho
Cast Nikolaj Coster-Waldau · Mads Mikkelsen · Nukâka · Pálína Jónsdóttir
6.3
41 votes
6.3
41 votes
The White Viking
1991 · Movie · 131 min. · Sweden
Direction Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
Cast Gotti Sigurdarson · Maria Bonnevie · Sveinn M. Eiðsson · Þorsteinn Hannesson
Synopsis 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...
6.2
34 votes
6.2
34 votes
Entrapped (TV Series)
2022 · Series · 45 min. · Iceland
Direction Baltasar Kormákur
Cast Ólafur Darri Ólafsson · Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir · Björn Hlynur Haraldsson · Thomas Bo Larsen
Synopsis TV Series (2022-). Police investigate the disappearance of a cult member.
6.2
403 votes
6.2
403 votes
Revenge of the Barbarians
1984 · Movie · 109 min. · Iceland
Direction Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
Cast Edda Björgvinsdóttir · Egill Ólafsson · Flosi Ólafsson · Gotti Sigurdarson
Synopsis Ireland: Vikings pillage the land, 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. Iceland 20 years later: The boy returns to...
5.7
213 votes
5.7
213 votes
Wallpaper: An Erotic Love Story
1992 · Movie · 85 min. · Iceland
Direction Júlíus Kemp
Cast Ari Matthíasson · Baltasar Kormákur · Flosi Ólafsson · Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir
Synopsis Two young friends, Lass and Sveppi, run a nightclub in downtown Reykjavik. They hire a beautiful young singer, Sól, who has just moved from the countryside to the city in order to take singing lessons. The boys make a bet...
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Direction Lárus Ýmir Óskarsson
Cast Bessi Bjarnason · Egill Ólafsson · Stefán Jónsson · Sigurður Sigurjónsson
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The Men's Choir
1992 · Movie · 93 min. · Iceland
Direction Guðný Halldórsdóttir
Cast Ragnhildur Gísladóttir · Egill Ólafsson · Arnar Jónsson · Árni Ásgeirsson
Synopsis 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...
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Direction Þráinn Bertelsson
Cast Egill Ólafsson · Þórhallur Sigurðsson · Gudrun Gildottir · Jón Sigurbjörnsson
Synopsis Magnus is a 45-year-old lawyer, whose routine is upset by the personal news that he is suffering from cancer. This causes Magnus to stop and think about himself, his life and his family. If his life is going to end...
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My Funeral (TV Series)
2020 · Series · 30 min. · Iceland
Direction Kristófer Dignus
Cast Þórhallur Sigurðsson · Birta Hall · Harpa Arnardóttir · Ævar Þór Benediktsson
Synopsis A man who, on the day he retires, learns that he is suffering from an incurable brain tumour. With only two weeks to go until the risky operation, he decides to make up for lost time by hosting and attending...
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In Tune with the Time
2004 · Movie · 95 min. · Iceland
Direction Ágúst Guðmundsson
Cast Burkni Birgisson · Helga Braga Jónsdóttir · Andrea Gylfadóttir · Ragnhildur Gísladóttir
Synopsis 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...
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The Honour of the House
1999 · Movie · 98 min. · Iceland
Direction Guðný Halldórsdóttir
Cast Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir · Ragnhildur Gísladóttir · Agneta Ekmanner · Rúrik Haraldsson
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Under the Glacier
1989 · Movie · 89 min. · Iceland
Direction Guðný Halldórsdóttir
Cast Sigurður Sigurjónsson · Baldvin Halldórsson · Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir · Kristbjörg Kjeld
Synopsis A hapless guy from the city visits an isolated Icelandic seaside settlement. He gradually realizes that the seals are not what they seem, and that two of the inhabitants are magicians, vieing for the favour of a mysterious woman. Liberated...
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The Viking Sagas
1995 · Movie · 80 min. · United States
Direction Michael Chapman
Cast Ralf Moeller · Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir · Sven-Ole Thorsen · Þórir Waagfjörð
Synopsis 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....
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