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Cast
Egill Ólafsson
as Kristinn "Stuð" Styrkársson Proppé
Ragnhildur Gísladóttir
as Harpa Sjöfn Hermundardóttir
Jakob Frímann Magnússon
as Frímann Flygering
Valgeir Guðjónsson
as Lars Himmelbjerg
Eggert Þorleifsson
as Dúddi
Ásgeir Óskarsson
as Hafþór Ægisson
Tómas M. Tómasson
as Skafti Sævarsson
Þórður Árnason
as Baldvin Roy Pálmason
Herdís Hallvarðsdóttir
as Herself
Inga Rún Pálmadóttir
as Herself
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1982
Runtime1h 40m
LanguageIcelandic
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Music
Votes7
DirectorÁgúst Guðmundsson
WritersÁgúst Guðmundsson, Stuðmenn, Eggert Þorleifsson
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.1 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsOn Top
About On Top
Two rock groups, one male, the other female, decide to do a combined effort to hit the road of stardom by doing a show together. As the show is getting on the road, the lead singers of the two groups have a disagreement which brings about a parting of ways, in love as in life. A historic tour of the country begins, which through the music and performances of the two groups as well as the reactions of their audiences, reveals, beneath the comedy, glimpses of today's real competition between the sexes, seen against the background of Icelandic life.
Directed by Ágúst Guðmundsson, On Top leans on a strong ensemble — Egill Ólafsson, Ragnhildur Gísladóttir, Jakob Frímann Magnússon — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1982.
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