Our hero is Umbi (an acronym for emissary of the bishop), sent by him to undertake an important investigation at Snæfell-glacier. In particular he is to look into the conduct and behavior of Jón Prímus, the old pastor at Snæfell. Fantastic rumors are rife: amongst other things it is said that a corpse is lodged in the glacier! Armed with his tape recorder and notebook, Umbi embarks upon his mission. He tries to question the weird locals, a weird lot, but gets evasive answers. Slowly he is dragged into a quagmire of strange happenings and his efforts to understand only make him confused. If at the beginning he is a chipper, a mere device, by the end of the story he is inextricably involved, a committed participant in the bizarre events.
Sigurður Sigurjónsson
as Umbi
Baldvin Halldórsson
as Séra Jón Prímus
Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir
as Úa
Kristbjörg Kjeld
as Hnallþóra
Helgi Skúlason
as Dr. Godman Sýngmann
Þórhallur Sigurðsson
as Jódínus Álfberg
Rúrik Haraldsson
as Tumi Jónsen
Sólveig Halldórsdóttir
as Fína Jónsen
Guðrún Þ. Stephensen
as Frú Tuma Jónsen
Gestur Einar Jónasson
as Helgi Lángvetníngur
Egill Ólafsson
as Saknússemm II
Panos Coutras
as Epímenídes
