Out of Thin Air
Out of Thin Air

Out of Thin Air

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2017
1h 25m
5.9(58 votes)
Documentary
Crime

Overview

Set within the stark Icelandic landscape, OUT OF THIN AIR examines the 1976 police investigation into the disappearance of two men in the early 1970s.

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Sagafilm

Cast & Crew

28 members
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Erla Bolladóttir

Self

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Sævar Ciesiekski

Self (archive footage)

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Tryggvi Leifsson

Self (archive footage)

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Albert Skaftason

Self (archive footage)

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Guðjón Skarphéðinsson

Self

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Kristjan Vídarsson

Self (archive footage)

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Geirfinnur Einarsson

Self (archive footage)

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Guðmundur Einarsson

Self (archive footage)

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Helga Arnardóttir

Self - Journalist

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Ragnar Aðalsteinsson

Self - Sævar's Lawyer

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Thor B. Eggertsson

Self - Search and Rescue Team

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Haukur Guðmundsson

Self - Police Detective, Keflavík Police

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Sigurbjörn Haraldsson

Self - Guðmundur's Friend

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Hörður Jóhannesson

Self - Reykjavik Police, 1981 - Present

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Ögmundur Jónasson

Self - Minister of Internal Affairs 2011-13

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Hlynur Þór Magnússon

Self - Prison Guard

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Páll Arnór Pálsson

Self - Kristjan's Lawyer

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Halldór Reynisson

Self - Journalist

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Arndís Sigurðardóttir

Self - Chair, Investigation Committee

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Valtýr Sigurðsson

Self - Chief Investigator, 1974-75

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Sigurþór Stefánsson

Self - Friend of Sævar and Erla

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Hafþór Sævarsson

Self - Sævar's son

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Kristin Anna Tryggvadottir

Self - Tryggvi's Daughter

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Stefan Unnsteinsson

Self - Sævar's Biographer

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Ómar Valdimarsson

Self - Journalist

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Ólafur Jóhannesson

Self - Justice Minister (archive footage)

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Karl Schutz

Self - Head of West German Security Police (archive footage)

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Björk

Self (archive footage)

Björk

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