Sons of the Soil (Danish: Borgslægtens historie, Icelandic: Saga Borgarættarinnar) is a Danish film directed and shot by Gunnar Sommerfeldt in Iceland in 1919, based on the novel by Gunnar Gunnarsson.[1] It was released in 1920,[1] and it was the first film shot in Iceland.

Sons of the Soil
Borgslægtens historie
Saga Borgarættarinnar
Directed byGunnar Sommerfeldt
Written byGunnar Gunnarsson
Produced byGunnar Sommerfeldt
Distributed byNordisk Film
Release date
  • 1920 (1920)
CountryDenmark

Cast

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Gunnar Sommerfeldt as Ketill in Sons of the Soil.

References

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  1. ^ a b Sundholm, John; Thorsen, Isak; Andersson, Lars Gustaf; Hedling, Olof; Iversen, Gunnar; Møller, Birgir Thor (2012). Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-8108-7899-0.
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