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Release Date:
27 August 1999 (USA)
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Tagline:
Fear reigns. more
Plot:
In AD 922, an important emissary who is banished from his homeland. The nomadic outcast comes across...
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Awards:
2 wins
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1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
(28 articles)
Leonardo DiCaprio To Wear Viking Horns In Mel Gibson-Directed Drama
(From MTV Movies Blog. 14 December 2009, 10:00 AM, PST)
Mel Gibson to Helm Viking Adventure Featuring Leonardo DiCaprio
(From CinemaSpy. 13 December 2009, 9:20 PM, PST)
(From MTV Movies Blog. 14 December 2009, 10:00 AM, PST)
Mel Gibson to Helm Viking Adventure Featuring Leonardo DiCaprio
(From CinemaSpy. 13 December 2009, 9:20 PM, PST)
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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) |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Eaters of the Dead (USA) (working title)
The Thirteenth Warrior
The Vikings (USA) (working title)
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The Thirteenth Warrior
The Vikings (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for bloody battles and carnage.
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Runtime:
102 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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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
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The film omits an explanation of who the "mist monsters" actually are. In the novel, author Michael Crichton reveals they were the descendants of the Neanderthals.
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Continuity: In the scene where the warriors are outside talking in a circle (just after they have met with the king), you can see one of the warriors with a war hammer resting across his shoulders. The scene shows the hammer end up and the spike end down, but in the next shot the ends are reversed, and then back again.
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Quotes:
Buliwyf:
You can draw sounds?
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan: Draw sounds? Yes, I can draw sounds... and I can speak them back.
Buliwyf: Show me.
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan: [Drawing in the sand] There is only one God, and Mohammad is his prophet.
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Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan: Draw sounds? Yes, I can draw sounds... and I can speak them back.
Buliwyf: Show me.
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan: [Drawing in the sand] There is only one God, and Mohammad is his prophet.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#23.2)" (2000)
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Will there ever be an extended cut, special edition and/or DVD released containing the original 127 min. version directed by John McTiernan?more
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i have read the book and also seen the theatrical movie. hopefully this makes me more of an objective critic. through following this story there are two points i wish to address, first being the authenticity of the story.
from what i have read. the movie does justice to the documentation provided by the book. there are of course items in the book which cannot be properly illustrated by the film only because much of what occurs is due to the readers fantasy, i have not known any director to be able to illustrate this without some variants. it even seems improbable that a director could make it echo that of your specific account, in reading the subject.
I think that this theatrical attempt is one of the best, true to text efforts that you will find. the movie provides a vehicle to learn or experience the characters in a different manner than reading about the events, which from the account of the narrator are somewhat bland and overly factual.
this is a great effort to stay true to the story provided and i personally find that the strange connection and distance that you encounter with the main characters convey the true meaning of what it would be like to experience an event like this - that is without the language and social skills of the environment one is thrust into.
so on the whole i think that this is a respectable attempt to recreate the story as documented, without taking too much license at "artistic additions" in the film version. i find that you become attached to the characters even without knowing their names or understanding them on a "language" scale. this story is truly about a foreign interaction and a textbook style accounting of the events that haunted the main character even after the experience.
excellent for those looking for a real story and not just special effects to entertain.