Director

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson

Directing

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Directed movies: 19Directed series: 0All crew credits: 23

TMDB ID: 80919

IMDb ID: nm0348321

Known for: Directing

Born: June 17, 1948

Age: 77

Place of birth: Reykjavik, Iceland

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1973 - 2021

Years active: 49

Average TMDB rating: 6.5

Wikidata: Q962071

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Biography

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson (born 17 June 1948; Reykjavik) is an Icelandic film director. He is the brother of mathematician Þorvaldur Gunnlaugsson and the lawyer Snædís Gunnlaugsdóttir and the actress Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir. He is mostly known for his series of Viking films, sometimes called "Cod Westerns". He was married to Edda Kristjánsdóttir and they have four children: Kristján born 1968 who is a poet and playwright, Tinna who is an actress, Sól who is an art designer and Örk who is an artist and was born in 1993. He won the award for Best Director at the 20th Guldbagge Awards for When the Raven Flies.