The Last Waltz
The Edda award winning Last Waltz documents the Cod-Wars between Iceland and the UK.
A truly amazing story of David taking on Goliath - and winning.
The Last Waltz remains one of Iceland?s best received documentaries, airing on BBC2 to excellent reviews as well as being nominated for the British Media Maritime Awards.
The Last Waltz tells the stories from the fateful and dangerous fishing grounds around Iceland, where two nations fought for their livelihood. At stake was the life or death of a whole industry upon which the fishing communities in Britain and Iceland relied. Synopsis
The Cod Wars were the first international dispute the recently established republic of Iceland found itself in. The Icelandic nation stood as one by the cause and showed what a small nation can do when big matters are at stake. There can only be one winner in a war. Iceland won victory in the Cod Wars and the British fleet was defeated. Thousands of British families lost their livelihood in one night and their future hopes were taken away while Icelandic families rejoiced in securing the fishing waters they saw as their own. The Last Waltz is the story of the British trawler-men, the frigate commanders from the Royal Navy and the Captains of the Icelandic Coast Guard. These stories have never been told before.
Icelandic and British historians and politicians, explain the procedure of the conflict supported by spectacular news archive footage. Facts
Category: Documentary
Format: SP Beta
Duration: 70 min. & 3x50 min.
Production Date: January 2000
Co-Producer: BBC, Storyville
Director: Magnús Vidar Sigurdsson
Scriptwriter: Margrét Jónasdóttir
Produced by: Magnús Vidar Sigurdsson/Margrét Jónasdóttir
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