The Herring Made Us All Rich

46m
Documentary
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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.

Cast

Crew

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

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