Kúrekar norðursins

Icelandic Cowboys

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.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
82 mins
Status
Finished
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
82 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Nov 3, 1984
Season
1984
Ratings
1
Popularity
1
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0
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0
Producers
Icelandic Film Corporation, Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan
Genres
Documentary
Country
IS
English
Icelandic Cowboys

Description

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.

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Japanese

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