A slave and a Viking prince fight for the love of a captive princess.A slave and a Viking prince fight for the love of a captive princess.A slave and a Viking prince fight for the love of a captive princess.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations
Almut Berg
- Pigtails
- (uncredited)
Peter Capell
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
Bill Cummings
- Viking Warrior
- (uncredited)
Kelly Curtis
- Young Girl
- (uncredited)
Peter Douglas
- Young Boy
- (uncredited)
Georges Guéret
- Viking Warrior
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaErnest Borgnine plays the father of Kirk Douglas. In real life he was 1-1/2 months younger than Douglas.
- GoofsA Norman-style stone castle is featured in England, though the film is set before the Norman Conquest of 1066.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: PROTECT US OH LORD FROM THE WRATH OF THE NORTHMEN
- Alternate versionsWhen originally released theatrically in the UK, the BBFC made cuts to secure a 'A' rating. All cuts were waived in 1993 when the film was granted a 'PG' certificate for home video.
- ConnectionsEdited into History of the World: Part I (1981)
Featured review
Two Viking half brothers (who are unaware that they are related) fight over Welsh Princess Morgana, who has been captured during a raid in England while en-route to marry the King of Northumbria.
A handsomely mounted historical epic in the old tradition. However, a great deal of effort was made to achieve accuracy in terms of clothes, villages, ships, weapons etc. The stunning Norwegian locations add to the authenticity, and are breathtakingly photographed in Technirama by master cinematographer Jack Cardiff.
Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis and Ernest Borgnine all give strong performances, although the characters are hard to like. The level of brutality is quite surprising for a film made in 1958, and the overall atmosphere is one of harshness.
While the film is perhaps not quite in the league of 'Spartacus' or 'El Cid' in terms of epic status, it is admirably authentic, unsentimental and vigorous.
A handsomely mounted historical epic in the old tradition. However, a great deal of effort was made to achieve accuracy in terms of clothes, villages, ships, weapons etc. The stunning Norwegian locations add to the authenticity, and are breathtakingly photographed in Technirama by master cinematographer Jack Cardiff.
Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis and Ernest Borgnine all give strong performances, although the characters are hard to like. The level of brutality is quite surprising for a film made in 1958, and the overall atmosphere is one of harshness.
While the film is perhaps not quite in the league of 'Spartacus' or 'El Cid' in terms of epic status, it is admirably authentic, unsentimental and vigorous.
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $3,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $20,320
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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