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Outlaw: The Saga of Gisli (1981) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1981 · 100 mins · Icelandic
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- Directed by
- Ágúst Guðmundsson
- Starring
- Ragnheiður Steindórsdóttir, Arnar Jónsson, Jón Sigurbjörnsson, Þráinn Karlsson, Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir, Kristján Jóhann Jónsson
Adapted from the Icelandic saga of Gísli Súrsson, the film follows a 10th‑century Icelandic chieftain who seeks to solidify his clan’s tenuous ties by forging blood brotherhoods. The pact instead breeds suspicion and bitterness, and after a murder the mandatory blood‑revenge law triggers a relentless chain of vengeance.
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