Directing
Óskar Gíslason
Known for
Directing
Credits
12 titles
Known for
9.0An aging man has to come to terms with the fact he can't contribute as much to society as he once did.
A New role
1954
7.7"Síðasti bærinn í dalnum" is in the spirit of old folktales, a classic fairy tale about the struggle of good and evil. In the countryside, all the farmers have fled because of pestering trolls. One farmer, however, holds his ground with his family as the grandmother keeps a magic ring that protects the inhabitants from all evil. The trolls try to steal the ring and thus set in motion a series of events where forces of evil, a dwarf who can make himself invisible and an elf queen come to light.
The Last Farm in the Valley
1950
10.0Follows the adventures of the Bakkabrothers while on their visit to Reykjavík
The Bakkabrothers go to Reykjavík
1951
No synopsis available yet.
The World Champion
1952
No synopsis available yet.
The Magic Bottle
1951
NRDocumentary about Iceland’s establishment of a republican system of government in 1944.
The Establishment of the Republic
1944
Behind the camera
9.0An aging man has to come to terms with the fact he can't contribute as much to society as he once did.
A New role
1954
9.0An aging man has to come to terms with the fact he can't contribute as much to society as he once did.
A New role
1954
7.7"Síðasti bærinn í dalnum" is in the spirit of old folktales, a classic fairy tale about the struggle of good and evil. In the countryside, all the farmers have fled because of pestering trolls. One farmer, however, holds his ground with his family as the grandmother keeps a magic ring that protects the inhabitants from all evil. The trolls try to steal the ring and thus set in motion a series of events where forces of evil, a dwarf who can make himself invisible and an elf queen come to light.
The Last Farm in the Valley
1950
10.0Follows the adventures of the Bakkabrothers while on their visit to Reykjavík
The Bakkabrothers go to Reykjavík
1951
No synopsis available yet.
The World Champion
1952
No synopsis available yet.
The Magic Bottle
1951
No synopsis available yet.
The Magic Bottle
1951
NRDocumentary about Iceland’s establishment of a republican system of government in 1944.
The Establishment of the Republic
1944
A portrait of Reykjavík in color.
Reykjavik in Our Days
1947
A portrait of Reykjavík in color.
Reykjavik in Our Days
1948
6.0A precious pearl necklace is stolen from a dying widow and repeatedly changes hands because many covet it, leaving behind a long trail of blood.
Greed
1952
7.0Originally intended to be a reenactment of a shipwreck rescue, that turned into an actual documentary about a real shipwreck rescue that took place close to where the reenactment was supposed to.
The Latrabjarg Rescue
1949
