Two estranged brothers confront each other as rivals when war breaks out between Britain and the Vikings for control of England.
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Cast
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| Cameron Mitchell | ... | Eron | |
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Alice Kessler | ... | Rama |
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Ellen Kessler | ... | Daya |
| George Ardisson | ... | Erik (as Giorgio Ardisson) | |
| Andrea Checchi | ... | Sir Rutford | |
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Jean-Jacques Delbo | ... | Olaf (as Jacques Delbò) |
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Franco Giacobini | ... | Rustichello |
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Raf Baldassarre | ... | Floki (as Raffaele Baldassarre) |
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Enzo Doria | ... | Bennet |
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Gianni Solaro | ... | Ranco |
| Franco Ressel | ... | King Lotar | |
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Livia Contardi | ... | Hadda |
| Folco Lulli | ... | Viking King Harald | |
| Françoise Christophe | ... | Regina Alice (as Françoise Cristophe) | |
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In the 9th Century, two Viking children, separated since their early childhood with one raised by the British and the other by Vikings, meet after nearly 20 years as rivals as war breaks out between Britian and the Vikings for control of England. Written by Anonymous
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In his blood bath for conquest there stood only one temptation ...Rama, Queen of the Vestal Virgins! See more »Parents Guide:
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12 June 1963 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Erik the Conqueror (1961)
*** (out of 4)
Eron (Cameron Mitchell) and Erik (George Ardisson), as children, witness their father brutally murdered during a Viking massacre. After the massacre Erik is taken in by the Queen while Eron grows up as a viking. Twenty-years later the two are on a collision course.
ERIK THE CONQUEROR is quite the action picture as director Mario Bava certainly made the film look like a much bigger budget than I'm sure it had. There's no question that this film was riding on the success of THE VIKINGS but obviously the Italian production didn't have the big stars, the big budget or an unlimited amount of resources. That's what made Bava so special. He could take a small budget and make the picture look like something from a major studio.
I think the weakest thing here is the actual story since it's really nothing original and there's really nothing here that we haven't seen countless times before. Where the film succeeds is on every other level and we can start with the wonderful cinematography. This is certainly a beautiful picture to look at with the camera-work really bringing the settings to life. You've got the wonderful use of color that adds to the picture and just take a look at the camera work during the opening battle. This battle sequence was perfectly shot and it manages to grab you and throw you right into the action.
The action scenes are all handled with extreme craft and perfection. The movie certainly contains some rather violent moments to add to the fun and I'm sure the kiddies watching this during a matinée were quite shocked. The film also benefits from some nice performances with Mitchell leading the way. He was very strong in the lead role and managed to really sell the character. Ardisson isn't quite as good but he's at least fun as is Alice Kessler and Ellen Kessler as the love interest.
ERIK THE CONQUEROR isn't a masterpiece but it's certainly a highly entertaining action film.