Tales from the Gimli Hospital (1988)
Overview
While their mother is dying in the modern Gimli, Manitoba hospital, two young children are told an important tale by their Icelandic grandmother about Einar the lonely, his friend Gunnar, and the angelic Snjofrieder in a Gimli of old.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $25,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.0 |
Directed By
Guy Maddin
Crew
Guy Maddin
Guy Maddin
Guy Maddin
Guy Maddin
Greg Klymkiw
Stephen Snyder
Jeff Solylo
Donna Szöke
Donna Szöke
Kyle McCulloch
Rick Atkinson
Laurence Mardon
Clive Perry
Alan Baker
Lorne Bailey
Holly Gregory
Carol Pickering
Dawna Noga
George Toles
TOP CAST
Kyle McCulloch
Einar the Lonely / Minstrel
Michael Gottli
Gunnar
Angela Heck
Snjófridur
Heather Neale
Granddaughter
David Neale
Grandson
Don Hewak
John Ramsay
Ron Eyolfson
Pastor Osbaldison / Patient
Chris Johnson
Lord Dufferin
Donna Szöke
Fish Princess
Tiffany Taylor
Gunnar's Strolling Companion / Gimli Maiden
Linda Schinkel
Dying Mother
Jeff Solylo
Angry Husband
Randy Kray
Angel
George Toles
Angel with Mustache
Carmen Snidal
Sigvalda Sigurdsdottír
Brent Neale
Valdimar / Gimli Manfolk
Greg Klymkiw
Gravedigger #1
Ian Handford
Gravedigger #2 / Highlander
Caroline Bonner
Elfa Egilsdóttir / Nurse / Gimli Maiden
Michelle Hannesson
Nurse
Roberta Hannesson
Nurse
Martina Petriuk
Nurse
Jey Thibedeau
Nurse
Jennine Profeta
Nurse / Gimli Maiden
Bonnie Brown
Nurse
David James Lewis
Gimli Manfolk / Patient
Allen Schinkel
Gimli Manfolk
Howard Curle
Gimli Manfolk
M.B. Duggan
Gimli Manfolk
John Bekavac
Gimli Manfolk
Stephen Snyder
Gimli Manfolk / Bleeding Patient / Highlander
Alan Baker
Gimli Manfolk
Dmitri
Gimli Manfolk
Michael Duggan
Gimli Manfolk
Yvette Nolan
Gimli Maiden
Kirsten McFeetors
Gimli Maiden
Laurie Richardson
Gimli Maiden / Dancer
Janice McRae
Gimli Maiden
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