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Director:
Jack Cardiff
Writers:
Frans G. Bengtsson (novel)
Beverley Cross (screenplay)
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Release Date:
24 June 1964 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure more
Tagline:
The Greatest Viking Adventure Of Them All!
Plot:
There is a legend about a great bell, called "The Mother of Voices," made of pure gold, three times the size of a man, made by monks many years ago... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. more
NewsDesk:
Jack Cardiff, Legendary Cinematographer, Director And Writer, Dies At Age 94
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User Comments:
The OTHER great Viking movie. more (53 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

Richard Widmark ... Rolfe

Sidney Poitier ... Aly Mansuh
Russ Tamblyn ... Orm
Rosanna Schiaffino ... Aminah
Oskar Homolka ... Krok
Edward Judd ... Sven
Lionel Jeffries ... Aziz
Beba Loncar ... Gerda
Clifford Evans ... King Harald
Gordon Jackson ... Vahlin
Colin Blakely ... Rhykka
David Lodge ... Olla
Henry Oscar ... Auctioneer
Paul Stassino ... Raschild
Jeanne Moody ... Ylva
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Milan Bosiljcic ... (uncredited)
Zorica Gajdas ... (uncredited)
Dragan Lukic-Omoljac ... (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons ... (uncredited)
Charles H. Radilak ... (uncredited)
Leonard Rossiter ... Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword To Prove Loyalty (uncredited)
Ljubo Skiljevic ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jack Cardiff 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Frans G. Bengtsson  novel "The Long Ships" (as Frans Bengtsson)
Beverley Cross  screenplay
Berkely Mather  screenplay

Produced by
Irving Allen .... producer
Denis O'Dell .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Dusan Radic 
 
Cinematography by
Christopher Challis 
 
Film Editing by
Geoffrey Foot 
 
Production Design by
Vlastimir Gavrik (uncredited)
Zoran Zorcic (uncredited)
 
Art Direction by
Bill Constable  (as William Constable)
Vlastimir Gavrik 
John Hoesli 
Zoran Zorcic 
Veljko Despotovic (uncredited)
Dragoljub Ivkov (uncredited)
Vladislav Lasic (uncredited)
Aleksandar Milovic (uncredited)
Miodrag Miric (uncredited)
Milan Todorovic (uncredited)
 
Costume Design by
David Ffolkes 
Anthony Mendleson 
 
Makeup Department
A.R. Scott .... hairdresser
Neville Smallwood .... makeup artist
Radmila Todorovic .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
David W. Orton .... production manager (as David Orton)
Milenko Stankovic .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bluey Hill .... assistant director
Cliff Lyons .... second unit director
Stevan Petrovic .... assistant director
Stevan Petrovic .... second unit director (uncredited)
Michael Reeves .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
A. Benzon .... mosaics by
 
Sound Department
Paddy Cunningham .... sound recordist
Gordon Daniel .... sound editor
Vladimir Stankovic .... boom operator
Hugh Strain .... sound recordist
Hugh Strain .... dubbing crew (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Sydney Pearson .... special effects (as Sid Pearson)
Bill Warrington .... special effects
Wally Armitage .... special effects (uncredited)
Brian Gamby .... special effects (uncredited)
Martin Gutteridge .... special effects (uncredited)
Fred Heather .... special effects (uncredited)
Garth Inns .... special effects (uncredited)
Malcolm King .... special effects (uncredited)
Jimmy Ward .... special effects (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Ivor Beddoes .... matte artist
 
Stunts
Ken Buckle .... stunts (uncredited)
Milan Mitic .... stunts (uncredited)
Slavoljub Plavsic-Zvonce .... stunts (uncredited)
Skender Radotina .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Austin Dempster .... camera operator
Skeets Kelly .... camera operator: second unit
Ray Parslow .... camera operator
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ron Beck .... wardrobe master
 
Music Department
Borislav Pascan .... conductor
Muir Mathieson .... conductor (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Angela Allen .... continuity
Maurice Binder .... title designer: prologue and main title
Eileen Head .... continuity
Erik Kjersgaard .... technical advisor (as Erik Kiersgaard)
Paul Maslansky .... assistant to producer
Bob Simmons .... action sequences
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dugi brodovi (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
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Runtime:
USA:126 min
Country:
UK | Yugoslavia
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) | Australia:PG | West Germany:12 (nf) | Norway:16 | Netherlands:12 (2003) (DVD) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Yugoslavia
Company:
Avala Film more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Film known for a torture contraption called the "Mare of Steel" depicted as a huge curved blade as large as a Trojan Horse, which unlucky prisoners were forced to climb and ride down on their exposed bellies, hands tied, splaying them open at it's base and impaling them on a bed of two foot steel spikes. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The devil was not part of the Vikings' religion. more
Quotes:
Rolfe: If we ever had children, my lady, what princely liars they would be! more

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20 out of 28 people found the following comment useful.
The OTHER great Viking movie., 14 December 2001
8/10
Author: jckruize from North Hemis

After Kirk Douglas' THE VIKINGS, this was a close second in fun, Saturday matinée-style spectacle. Richard Widmark inhabits the role of the Viking, Rolfe, with a breezy, unstilted style that suits his character's sense of derring-do perfectly. In contrast, Sidney Poitier plays it straight, and his majestic voice and bearing make him a commanding yet sympathetic villain. The plot is lightweight, it's true, but there's much fun to be had for those of us fond of old-fashioned adventure in distant eras and exotic climes. Sit back, drink in the magnificent cinematography and Dusan Radic's powerful, melodic score and enjoy the heck out of this epic clash of Vikings and Moors. And be warned: the Mare of Steel is not for the faint-hearted!

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