Cool Jazz and Coconuts

Mar 16, 1985

1h 41m

★ 4.0

Overview

The actress is to produce a play with the local amateur group and old romantic flames are rekindled. At the same time an American army unit is making experiments with a new and powerful energy source in the vicinity, promising the community a prosperous future.

Genres

Comedy

Music

Production Companies

Kvikmyndafélagið Skínandi

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Cast

Svala

Ragnhildur Gísladóttir

Oddur

Egill Ólafsson

Helga

Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir

Karl

Þórhallur Sigurðsson

Björn

Rúrik Haraldsson

General Reeves

Tyrone Nicholas Troupe III

Dr. W.

Jón Tryggvason

Gunnar Þórðarson

Júlíus Agnarsson

Bjarki Tryggvason

Flosi Ólafsson

Principal

Herdís Þorvaldsdóttir

Lovísa phone operator

Sigurveig Jónsdóttir

Baby Ruth

Pamela Brement

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