Between Mountain and Shore

Between Mountain and Shore

7.0IMDb Score
Released:1949-01-14
Genre:Drama
Duration:91 min
Country:Iceland
Director:Loftur Guðmundsson
Actors:Gunnar Eyjólfsson, Brynjólfur Jóhannesson, Jón Leós, Bryndís Pétursdóttir, Alferð Andrésson
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Overview:

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.

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