Between Mountain and Shore

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Drama

19th century Iceland: Ingolfur, the son of an impoverished farmer, is courting a wealthy merchant’s daughter. Things are complicated when he’s wrongly accused of stealing sheep. Based on a true incident.

Released: Jan 14, 1949

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Gunnar Eyjólfsson

Kotungssonurinn

Brynjólfur Jóhannesson

Sýslumaður

Jón Leós

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