Hekla, Ancient Gateway to Hell

Hekla, Ancient Gateway to Hell 1973 Directed by Þrándur Thoroddsen Hekla

This film is about one fo the eruptions of the well-known volcano, Hekla, in Southern Iceland. Usually the damage caused by Hekla is in the form of ashfall which ruins farmland and causes poisoning of animals. In some of the bigger eruptions, even farmlands in central Europe were affected by ash from Hekla. The eruption in this film occurred in 1970 and lasted a few weeks.

Country Iceland

Production Country Iceland

Language Icelandic

Spoken Language Icelandic

Gnere Documentary

Production Company Arctic Films

Release Date 1 January 1973

25 mins