Myrkrahöfðinginn (1999)

Iceland et al.
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Original title Myrkrahöfðinginn
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • Iceland
  • Sweden
  • Norway
  • Germany
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Swedish release 2000-09-22

Cast

Hilmir Snær Guðnason
pastor Jón Magnússon

Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir
Thuridur

Guðrún K. Magnúsdóttir (as Gudrún Kristín Magnúsdóttir)
Thórkatla

Hallgrimur H. Helgason
Magnús

Alexandra Rapaport
Christina

Jón Sigurbjörnsson
Páll, d.ä.

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Titles

Original title
  • Myrkrahöfðinginn
Swedish release title
  • Mörkrets furste
Co-production title
  • Mörkrets furste (Sverige)
  • Mykrahøvdingen (Norge)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Co-producer
Film Commissioner
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor

Cast

Hilmir Snær Guðnason pastor Jón Magnússon
Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir Thuridur
Guðrún K. Magnúsdóttir (as Gudrún Kristín Magnúsdóttir) Thórkatla
Hallgrimur H. Helgason Magnús
Alexandra Rapaport Christina
Jón Sigurbjörnsson Páll, d.ä.
Jón Tryggvason Páll, d.y.
Benedikt Árnason

Companies

Production Company Leiknar Myndir ehf.
Co-Production Company Viking Film AB
Sveriges Television AB (Göteborg)
Filmhuset Produksjoner AS
Peter Rommel Filmproductions
Advance allocations Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan H.F.
Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 1998
Fonds Eurimages du Conseil de l'Europe
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Svensk Filmindustri 2000

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 137156
Date 2000-09-12
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2985 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 480-474-512-311-490-358-360


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.85:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Dolby Stereo
Colour type Colour
Frames per second 24


Release dates

First showing 1999-11-26 Iceland
Festival showing 2000-02-25 Fantasporto Portugal
Release in Sweden 2000-09-22 Saga Stockholm Sweden 109 min
TV showing 2000-11-06 SVT1 Sweden 55 min (del 1)
2000-11-13 SVT1 Sweden 55 min (del 2)
2000-11-20 SVT1 Sweden 55 min (del 3)
2000-11-27 SVT1 Sweden 55 min (del 4)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Archive materials

Type Press Cuttings


Holdings Scripts

Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Witchcraft. Storyline by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson. Inspired by Pastor Jón's martyrdom. Screenplay Bo jonsson, Hrafn Gunnlaugsson. April 97.
Extent 89 s.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Mörkrets furste (The Lord of Darkness - Myrkrahöfdinginn. Originalidé: Hrafn Gunnlaugsson. Filmmanuskript av Bo Jonsson, Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, Thórarinn Eldjárn. Version 980107.
Extent 116 s.
Language Swedish


Holdings Stills

Slides 11
Album No


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