The Icelandic Herring Industry

This corporate documentary describes one year in the production of herring, starting with marketing speculations and research of the year's possible catch. It shows the herring caught at sea, landed, salted, and tended to until it is exported after passing rigorous quality control. Intertwined with this story is the history of the herring industry in Iceland.

Country:

Iceland

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

59 minutes

Year:

1987

Director:

Erlendur Sveinsson

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Company:

Lifandi myndir

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Crew:

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Screenplay

Screenplay

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