The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent (1957)

Director:

Roger Corman

Writers:

Irving Block (story)
Lawrence L. Goldman (screenplay)

Release Date:

December 1957 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

Fabulous! Spectacular! Terrifying! The raw courage of women without men lost in a fantastic Hell-on-Earth !

Plot:

A group of lonely Viking women build a ship and set off across the sea to locate their missing menfolk...

Plot Keywords:

Viking | Sea | Barbarian | Monster | Ship

Cast

Abby Dalton	...	Desir
Susan Cabot	...	Enger
Bradford Jackson	...	Vedric (as Brad Jackson)
June Kenney	...	Asmild
Richard Devon	...	Stark
Betsy Jones-Moreland	...	Thyra
Jonathan Haze	...	Ottar
Jay Sayer	...	Senya
Lynette Bernay	...	Dagda (as Lynn Bernay)
Sally Todd	...	Sanda
Gary Conway	...	Jarl
Michael Forest	...	Zarko (as Mike Forrest)
Wilda Taylor	...	Grimolt Dancer

Also Known As:

The Saga of the Viking
The Viking Women and the Sea Serpent
Undersea Monster
Viking Women (UK)

Runtime:

66 min | USA:71 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #18826) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Filming Locations:

Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Malibu Productions

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the great hall of the building the curtains are held up by metal curtain rings.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Viking Women vs. the Sea Serpent (#4.17)" (1991)

One for the fans!

Despite a meager $65,000 budget, and thanks to Corman's skill in making a little money go a long way, the film looks far more expensive than its actual cost. True, despite his co-star status in the movie's title, the serpent figures very little in the film's action, most of the heavy's duties being taken over by the fascinatingly treacherous Richard Devon and the equally charming Susan Cabot (the Wasp Woman herself). Lithe Abby Dalton plays the Viking leader with appropriate girlish gusto, while twisted but surprisingly ungrateful Jay Sayer has his menacing moments as a petulant prince. The story is absolute nonsense from first to last, but Corman keeps the action moving at such a commendably fast clip from go to whoa, a total lack of conviction doesn't really amount to a factor that will upset rabid American-International fans.