The 13th Warrior (1999)

Director:

John McTiernan

Writers (WGA):

Michael Crichton (novel)
William Wisher Jr. (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

27 August 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Tagline:

Fear reigns.

Plot:

In AD 922, an important emissary who is banished from his homeland. The nomadic outcast comes across...

Plot Keywords:

Viking | Arab | Warrior | Battle | Beowulf

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Antonio Banderas	...	Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
Vladimir Kulich	...	Buliwyf
Dennis Storhøi	...	Herger - Joyous (as Dennis Storhoi)
Daniel Southern	...	Edgtho - Silent
Neil Maffin	...	Roneth
John DeSantis	...	Ragnar - Dour (as John Desantis)
Clive Russell	...	Helfdane - Fat
Mischa Hausserman	...	Rethel - Archer
Oliver Sveinall	...	Haltaf - Boy
Asbjørn 'Bear' Riis	...	Halga - Wise (as Asbjorn Riis)
Richard Bremmer	...	Skeld - Superstitious
Tony Curran	...	Weath - Musician
Albie Woodington	...	Hyglak - Quarrelsome
Omar Sharif	...	Melchisidek
Erick Avari	...	Caravan Leader (as Eric Avari)

Also Known As:

Eaters of the Dead (USA) (working title)
The Thirteenth Warrior
The Vikings (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for bloody battles and carnage.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Latin

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:18SG | Germany:12 | USA:R (No. 36499) | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba) | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:16 | Ireland:18 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Brazil:14

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

The Historic Ahmed Ibn Fadlan traveled as an emissary to the land of the Volga Bulgars to convert them to Islam. And on his way he encountered Turks in Central Asia and Russian and Varangians (Volga Vikings). He returned in 923 and no record after this date refers to him.

Goofs:

Continuity: Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan Ibn Al Abbas Ibn Rashid Ibn Hamad after receiving the chain mail is seen struggling to put on the top on his way to his post on the barricade then we see him in full chain mail climbing the ladder.

Quotes:

[Ahmahd is given a Viking sword]
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan: I cannot lift this.
Herger the Joyous: Grow stronger.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#23.2)" (2000)

A rare but good Viking movie.

I was thinking while watching this movie, why are there hardly any viking movies made? There is a good recipe for an action movie with Vikings what with the fighting,raping and pilliging and the 13th Warrior is a good action movie, although the Vikings are the good guys in this. Antonio Banderes plays an arab who is picked to fight as a warrior against an unknown race of people who attacked a village of Vikings. This has the feel of the Seventh Samarai of the Magnifiscent Seven ,the few oppressed against the many. While this film has nothing it it to make it a brilliant film it is very watchable and i would advise you to watch this if you are into war/action/adventure movies. 7 out of 10.