The Herring Made Us All Rich (1989)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 46M

Director : Hjálmtýr Heiðdal
Writer : Hjálmtýr Heiðdal, Finnbogi Hermannsson

Synopsis

The story of a herring enterprise in Árneshreppur á Ströndum which began in 1934 with the construction of the country's biggest herring plant in the village of Djúpavík. The plant brought great prosperity to the community, in the mids of world depression. The film includes interviews with several people involved in this adventure as well as old films and photographs.

Actors

Crews

Hjálmtýr Heiðdal
Hjálmtýr Heiðdal
Director
Hjálmtýr Heiðdal
Hjálmtýr Heiðdal
Screenplay
Finnbogi Hermannsson
Finnbogi Hermannsson
Screenplay
Guðmundur Bjartmarsson
Guðmundur Bjartmarsson
Director of Photography
Hjálmtýr Heiðdal
Hjálmtýr Heiðdal
Director of Photography
Hjálmtýr Heiðdal
Hjálmtýr Heiðdal
Editor
Gunnar Þórðarson
Gunnar Þórðarson
Music
Hjálmtýr Heiðdal
Hjálmtýr Heiðdal
Producer
Gunnar Þorsteinsson
Gunnar Þorsteinsson
Sound