The Herring Made Us All Rich

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.

Country:
Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

46 minutes

Year:

1989

Director:

Hjálmtýr Heiðdal

Cast:
Crew:
Hjálmtýr Heiðdal

Director

Hjálmtýr Heiðdal

Screenplay

Finnbogi Hermannsson

Screenplay

Guðmundur Bjartmarsson

Director of Photography

Hjálmtýr Heiðdal

Director of Photography