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Erik the Conqueror

Original title: Gli invasori
  • 19611961
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 21m
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6.2/10
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Erik the Conqueror (1961)
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Two estranged brothers confront each other as rivals when war breaks out between Britain and the Vikings for control of England.Two estranged brothers confront each other as rivals when war breaks out between Britain and the Vikings for control of England.Two estranged brothers confront each other as rivals when war breaks out between Britain and the Vikings for control of England.
IMDb RATING
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894
YOUR RATING
    • Mario Bava
    • Oreste Biancoli(story)
    • Piero Pierotti(story)
    • Mario Bava(story)
  • Stars
    • Cameron Mitchell
    • Alice Kessler
    • Ellen Kessler
    • Mario Bava
    • Oreste Biancoli(story)
    • Piero Pierotti(story)
    • Mario Bava(story)
  • Stars
    • Cameron Mitchell
    • Alice Kessler
    • Ellen Kessler
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 17User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
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    Erik the Conqueror (1961)
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    Alice Kessler and Ellen Kessler in Erik the Conqueror (1961)
    Erik the Conqueror (1961)
    Cameron Mitchell and Joe Robinson in Erik the Conqueror (1961)
    Alice Kessler and Ellen Kessler in Erik the Conqueror (1961)
    Alice Kessler and Ellen Kessler in Erik the Conqueror (1961)
    Andrea Checchi and Cameron Mitchell in Erik the Conqueror (1961)
    George Ardisson and Alice Kessler in Erik the Conqueror (1961)
    Jean-Jacques Delbo and Joe Robinson in Erik the Conqueror (1961)
    Folco Lulli in Erik the Conqueror (1961)

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    Cameron Mitchell
    Cameron Mitchell
    • Eron
    Alice Kessler
    • Rama
    Ellen Kessler
    Ellen Kessler
    • Daya
    George Ardisson
    George Ardisson
    • Erik
    • (as Giorgio Ardisson)
    Andrea Checchi
    Andrea Checchi
    • Sir Rutford
    Jean-Jacques Delbo
    • Olaf
    • (as Jacques Delbò)
    Franco Giacobini
    • Rustichello
    Raf Baldassarre
    Raf Baldassarre
    • Floki
    • (as Raffaele Baldassarre)
    Enzo Doria
    • Bennet
    Gianni Solaro
    • Ranco
    Franco Ressel
    Franco Ressel
    • King Lotar
    Livia Contardi
    • Hadda
    Folco Lulli
    Folco Lulli
    • Viking King Harald
    Françoise Christophe
    Françoise Christophe
    • Regina Alice
    • (as Françoise Cristophe)
    Aldo Canti
    Aldo Canti
    • Sea Battle Fighter
    • (uncredited)
    Emilio Cigoli
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Loris Loddi
    Loris Loddi
    • Young Erik
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Robinson
    Joe Robinson
    • Garian
    • (uncredited)
      • Mario Bava
      • Oreste Biancoli(story) (screenplay)
      • Piero Pierotti(story) (screenplay)
      • Mario Bava(story) (screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Cameron Mitchell's voice is dubbed by another actor in the English-language version.
    • Goofs
      In the duel between Eron and Erik both characters lose their shields at one point. After a cut both are equipped with shields again.
    • Quotes

      Eron: In death, I have but one companion: my sword.

    • Connections
      Featured in Kolossal - i magnifici Macisti (1977)

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    7/10
    ERIK THE CONQUEROR (Mario Bava, 1961) ***
    The first peplum to be officially directed by Bava (and his first collaboration with Hollywood actor Cameron Mitchell) is, as can be expected, a virtual clone of the classic spectacle THE VIKINGS (1958) – if, obviously, done on a much smaller budget. That said, unlike the later KNIVES OF THE AVENGER (1966), the film does feature a few sweeping action sequences (many of them replicated practically wholesale in the following year's ATTACK OF THE NORMANS [1962]; see above).

    The plot concerns a couple of Viking brothers separated at birth during a vicious attack: one of them is raised by the British Queen and, therefore, becomes his sibling's sworn enemy. Also involved are a couple of identical vestal virgins – played by the then-popular singing duo, the Kessler Twins – who, obviously, both go against their vows (and thus risking death if caught) by falling for the brothers. The Viking community, largely confined to living as cave-dwellers, provides plenty of opportunity for Bava's trademark atmospherics and flair for composition and, as was the norm for him at this stage in his career, he officially acted as his own cinematographer!

    The typically jovial, uncouth and heavy-set Viking leader is played here by Folco Lulli (though he is killed in the very opening sequence!), while Andrea Checchi – from Bava's own BLACK Sunday [1960] – fills in for the role of chief villain (his death via a succession of arrows may well have been inspired by the unforgettable demise of the "Macbeth" character in Akira Kurosawa's superb Shakespearean adaptation THRONE OF BLOOD [1957]). Though a decent actor, Mitchell comes across as a generally glum presence in these type of pictures; here, he ends up by sacrificing himself for his brother and, consequently, receives the requisite fiery viking burial (even if the film's budget apparently didn't afford this spectacular effect – since it cuts abruptly to a two-shot of the lifeless Mitchell and his grieving intended for the fade-out)! Curiously enough, while Mitchell is the nominal male lead, the English title of the film makes it sound like the younger brother is the conquering hero of the piece!

    While I already owned the film, taped off Italian TV, this second viewing came via a rental of the bare-bones Italian DVD; given the picture's lack of exposure in R1 land, I wonder whether it will eventually be included in Anchor Bay's hopefully-not-long-in-coming "The Mario Bava Collection Vol. 2"...
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    • Release date
      • June 12, 1963 (United States)
      • Italy
      • France
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Titanus Appia Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Lyre Films
      • Critérion Film
      • Galatea Film
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    • 1 hour 21 minutes
      • Mono

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