
TV series
The Fish Can Sing
1973, Icelandic, on NDR Fernsehen.
As Álfgrímur, an orphaned boy, begins to encounter the minor politicians, businessmen, and social-climbers of the growing town of Reykjavík, he starts to question his future as a fisherman's grandson and is increasingly fascinated by Garðar Hólm, the celebrated Icelandic "world singer" whose sporadic returns to Iceland encourage Álfgrímur to pursue his own personal goals of self-expression. He discovers the true value of his boyhood experiences only as he sets out on a path that will take him away from them forever.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 2
- Episode length
- 83 min
- Status
- Ended in 1973
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Latest episode
S1 E2: Episode 2
Aired 30 January 1973
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Árni ÁrnasonÁlfgrímur (Age 17) · 2 ep
- Þorsteinn Ö. StephensenGrandfather · 2 ep
- Regína ÞórðardóttirGrandmother · 2 ep
- Þóra Borg EinarssonAunt Kristín · 2 ep
- Sigríður B BragadóttirGuðmundsen Girl · 2 ep
- Róbert ArnfinnssonGuðmundsen · 2 ep
- Nikulás ÞorvarðssonÁlfgrímur (Age 12) · 2 ep
- Sigrún HjálmtýsdóttirGuðmundsen Girl (Aged 17) · 2 ep
- Margrét Helga JóhanssdóttirCloe · 2 ep
- Halldór LaxnessCast · 2 ep
- Jon LaxdalGarðar Hólm · 2 ep
Details
- First aired
- 28 January 1973
- Last aired
- 30 January 1973
- Network
- NDR Fernsehen
- Original title
- Brekkukotsannáll
- Language
- Icelandic
- Country
- Iceland
- Type
- Miniseries
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The Fish Can Sing has 1 season and 2 episodes, about 83 minutes each.
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