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Icelandic Cowboys

1984-11-03 is 82m
Documentary
In the summer of 1984, Iceland's king of country music, Hallbjörn Hjartarson, arranged the first and only Icelandic cowboy-festival. This celebration of western culture took place in Skagaströnd, a village of 700 inhabitants in the north of Iceland, and was attended by Iceland's leading country singers. This documentary describes, in an objective fashion, the general atmosphere of the festival and gives a portrait of the star of the show, Hallbjörn Hjartarson and his views on life and stardom.

Director

Fridrik Thor Fridriksson

Director of Photography

Einar Bergmundur Arnbjörnsson

Director of Photography

Gunnlaugur Þór Pálsson

Director of Photography

Fridrik Thor Fridriksson

Editor

Sigurður Snæberg Jónsson

Music

Hallbjörn Hjartarson

Status

Released

Countries

  • Iceland

Companies

  • Icelandic Film Corporation
  • Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan