Ósvaldur Knudsen Trailers

The Fox Makes a Den in the Scree Trailer (1961)

01 January 1961

Beautiful video clips of foxes in the wild and groundhogs in a spruce. Shown from the movement of two fox shooters.

Jörð úr ægi Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

About the underwater eruption which led to the formation of the island of Surtsey (1963 & 1966). The film is partly based on an older film about the first half of the eruption (Surtur fer sunnan, Ó.

Sogið Trailer (1954)

01 January 1954

A documentary on the nature around Sogið in Iceland and the people living there. The focus is on the farmers and visitors staying at summer houses.

Sveitin milli sanda Trailer (1964)

01 January 1964

A documentary that introduces the main places in Öræfasveit, for examples Ingólfshöfði to name a few.

Villi Knudsen's Iceland Trailer (1992)

01 January 1992

Features volcano watches in Iceland from 1984-91, showing the country's highlands, Askja, Kverkjoll, Herdubreidarlindir, Sprengisandur, and Jokulsa Canyon.

Halldór Kiljan Laxness Trailer (1962)

01 January 1962

In this film, Ósvaldur Knudsen explains the life and work of Halldór Kiljan Laxness.

Fire on Heimaey Trailer (1990)

18 July 1990

Beautiful documentary by Osvaldur Knudsen about the eruption on Heimaey in the Vestmann Islands in 1973 (South of Iceland).

Refur grefur greni í urð Trailer (1961)

01 January 1961

Birth of an Island Trailer (1964)

10 June 1964

A short documentary showing the formation of an island from lava and other volcanic activity.

Archaeological Excavations at Skálholt in 1954 Trailer (1956)

01 January 1956

This documentary focuses on the archaeological excavations at Skálholt in 1954 when the sarcophagus of bishop Páll Jónsson (bishop 1195-1211) was unearthed.

The Eruption of Hekla 1947/8 Trailer (1972)

28 March 1972

The film, which is based on earlier footage taken by Steindór Sigurðsson, Árni Stefánsson & Guðmundur Einarsson, describes the volcanic eruption in Mt.