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Overview

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Director:
Richard Fleischer
Writers:
Edison Marshall (novel)
Dale Wasserman (adaptation)
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Release Date:
28 June 1958 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure more
Tagline:
Mightiest Of Men... Mightiest Of Spectacles... Mightiest Of Motion Pictures!
Plot:
Einar and Eric are two Viking half-brothers. The former is a great warrior whilst the other is an ex-slave... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Broadway Playwright Wasserman Dies
 (From WENN. 29 December 2008, 12:13 AM, PST)

Director Richard Fleischer Dies at 89
 (From WENN. 24 March 2006)

User Comments:
One outstanding movie! more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Kirk Douglas ... Einar

Tony Curtis ... Eric

Ernest Borgnine ... Ragnar

Janet Leigh ... Morgana
James Donald ... Egbert
Alexander Knox ... Father Godwin
Maxine Audley ... Enid
Frank Thring ... Aella
Eileen Way ... Kitala
Edric Connor ... Sandpiper
Dandy Nichols ... Bridget
Per Buckhøj ... Bjorn
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
:The Vikings: (USA) (alternative spelling)
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Runtime:
116 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Filming Locations:
Brittany, France more
Company:
Brynaprod S.A. more

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Trivia:
Stuntmen had practiced for weeks for the oar walking scenes. Kirk Douglas told director Richard Fleischer that he could do it and did several times. At one point when he did fall in the icy water he calmly swam over to the camera boat and asked if they had gotten good shots. He then swam back to the Viking longboat. Fleischer noted they were watching and filming an activity that had not been done in a thousand years. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Towards the end, when Einar climbs the tower to get to Morgana. One of the metal 'flowers' on the back of his tunic is obviously missing. However in later shots, it is back in place again. more
Quotes:
Morgana: I will not lift one finger to resist you. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005) (TV) more

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16 out of 21 people found the following comment useful:-
One outstanding movie!, 16 May 2000
10/10
Author: ggilles104 from Chicago Illinois

The Vikings is a top notch movie. I too saw this movie as a young kid in the 50's and I loved it then. I went and saw it every time it was rereleased in the theaters. Viewing it on video 40 years later it has lost none of its luster. Kirk Douglas gives an outstanding performance as Einar. Ernest Borgnine should be the prototype of all future viking performances. Excellent supporting cast in Frank Thring and James Donald. Everything about this movie is excellent including the musical score, the scenery, the story line, the makeup. This film gives a true picture of Viking savagery and love of life and war. I do not want to give away any of the plot so just rent this movie you will not be disappointed.

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