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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
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. more
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Fond memories more

Cast

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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
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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 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
Company:
Avala Film more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Average Shot Length = ~6.2 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~5.9 seconds. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: One of the Vikings fighting the Moors on the beach is wearing bright white underpants. more
Quotes:
Rolfe: If we ever had children, my lady, what princely liars they would be! more

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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Fond memories, 11 June 2001
7/10
Author: nefer_t from Glasgow, Scotland

I recently watched this film again, for the first time in years. OK, so maybe it's not as historically accurate as it could be. But the acting (in the main) is still good, the music is superb, and I defy anyone *not* to be scared when Poitier says "You will ride the Mare of Steel", surely one of the most gruesome punishments in the history of the cinema!

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