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The Viking

  • 1928
  • Passed
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Pauline Starke in The Viking (1928)
AdventureHistory

Vikings compete for power and the love of a woman.Vikings compete for power and the love of a woman.Vikings compete for power and the love of a woman.

  • Director
    • Roy William Neill
  • Writers
    • Jack Cunningham
    • Ottilie A. Liljencrantz
    • Randolph Bartlett
  • Stars
    • Donald Crisp
    • Pauline Starke
    • LeRoy Mason
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    502
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Roy William Neill
    • Writers
      • Jack Cunningham
      • Ottilie A. Liljencrantz
      • Randolph Bartlett
    • Stars
      • Donald Crisp
      • Pauline Starke
      • LeRoy Mason
    • 14User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Donald Crisp
    Donald Crisp
    • Leif Ericsson
    Pauline Starke
    Pauline Starke
    • Helga Nilsson
    LeRoy Mason
    LeRoy Mason
    • Alwin
    Anders Randolf
    Anders Randolf
    • Eric the Red
    • (as Anders Randolph)
    Richard Alexander
    Richard Alexander
    • Sigurd
    Harry Woods
    Harry Woods
    • Egil
    • (as Harry Lewis Woods)
    Albert MacQuarrie
    Albert MacQuarrie
    • Kark
    Roy Stewart
    Roy Stewart
    • King Olaf
    Torben Meyer
    Torben Meyer
    • Odd
    Claire McDowell
    Claire McDowell
    • Lady Editha
    • (as Claire MacDowell)
    Julia Swayne Gordon
    Julia Swayne Gordon
    • Thorhild
    Iron Eyes Cody
    Iron Eyes Cody
    • Indian
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Ellis
    Frank Ellis
    • Man Who Gives Sword to Alwin
    • (uncredited)
    Eugene McDonald
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Francis McDonald
    Francis McDonald
    • Viking Friend of Leif
    • (uncredited)
    Lon Poff
    Lon Poff
    • Friar Slain by Vikings
    • (uncredited)
    Angelo Rossitto
    Angelo Rossitto
    • Viking Dwarf
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Sutherland
    Dick Sutherland
    • Viking
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Roy William Neill
    • Writers
      • Jack Cunningham
      • Ottilie A. Liljencrantz
      • Randolph Bartlett
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      When the film opened at the Embassy Theatre in New York City 28 November 1928, it was still silent and was accompanied by a live orchestral accompaniment. In December 1928 a musical score was recorded, sound-on-disc, and this version was distributed by MGM in 1929.
    • Goofs
      Viking women neither shaved their underarms nor wore the strapless bustiers.
    • Quotes

      Title Card: A thousand years ago, long before any white man set foot on the American shore, Viking sea rovers sailed out of the north and down the waterways of the world. These were men of might, who laughed in the teeth of the tempest, and leaped into battle with a song. Plundering - ravaging - they raided the coast of Europe - until the whole world trembled at the very name - THE VIKING.

    • Crazy credits
      The title card bills the three stars in the order Pauline Starke [top billing], Donald Crisp [second billing], and Le Roy Mason [third billing]. But the opening credits end with "The Players" listed in the order: first "Leif Erickson ... Donald Crisp," second "Helga . . . Pauline Starke, third "Alwin . . . Le Roy Mason," etc. The characters appear on screen in the order Alwin, Helga, and Leif Erickson.
    • Connections
      Featured in New England Legends: Creepy Christmas (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Die Walküre
      (1870) (uncredited)
      Written by Richard Wagner
      Excerpts incorporated into the score

    User reviews14

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    6/10

    The Viking review

    A handsomely staged silent epic created to showcase the new 2-strip Technicolor process. All the male leads fall for Viking maiden Helga (Pauline Starke, looking exceedingly fetching in her Viking outfits), but there's little doubt about which of them will claim her heart. Worth catching for the sight of a young Donald Crisp looking like a drummer in some early 1970s prog rock band.
    • JoeytheBrit
    • May 3, 2020
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    • Release date
      • November 2, 1928 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El viking
    • Filming locations
      • Newport Tower, Newport, Rhode Island, USA(location)
    • Production company
      • Technicolor
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    • Budget
      • $325,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes

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