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The Norseman

  • 19781978
  • PGPG
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
3.7/10
751
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POPULARITY
23,275
2,891
The Norseman (1978)
An eleventh century Viking Prince sails to America to find his father, who on a previous voyage had been captured by Indians.
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An eleventh century Viking Prince sails to America to find his father, who on a previous voyage had been captured by Indians.An eleventh century Viking Prince sails to America to find his father, who on a previous voyage had been captured by Indians.An eleventh century Viking Prince sails to America to find his father, who on a previous voyage had been captured by Indians.
IMDb RATING
3.7/10
751
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
23,275
2,891
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    • Director
      • Charles B. Pierce
    • Writer
      • Charles B. Pierce
    • Stars
      • Lee Majors
      • Cornel Wilde
      • Mel Ferrer
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Charles B. Pierce
    • Writer
      • Charles B. Pierce
    • Stars
      • Lee Majors
      • Cornel Wilde
      • Mel Ferrer
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 44User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Susie Coelho in The Norseman (1978)
    Lee Majors and Cornel Wilde in The Norseman (1978)
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    Lee Majors
    Lee Majors
    • Thorvald
    Cornel Wilde
    Cornel Wilde
    • Ragnar
    Mel Ferrer
    Mel Ferrer
    • King Eurich
    Jack Elam
    Jack Elam
    • Death Dreamer
    Susie Coelho
    • Winetta
    Christopher Connelly
    Christopher Connelly
    • Rolf
    Jimmy Clem
    Jimmy Clem
    • Olif
    Deacon Jones
    Deacon Jones
    • Thraul
    Denny Miller
    Denny Miller
    • Rauric
    Fred Biletnikoff
    • Norseman
    Seamon Glass
    • Stargazer
    Kathleen Freeman
    Kathleen Freeman
    • Old Indian woman
    Jerry Daniels
    • Kiwonga
    • (as Jacob Jerry Daniels)
    Steve Denny
    • Norseman
    Chuck Pierce Jr.
    • Young Eric
    • (as Chuck Pierce)
    Frank Anderson
    • Norseman
    Glen Hollis
    • Norseman
    Curtis Jordan
    • Norseman
    • (as Curtis Jordon)
    • Director
      • Charles B. Pierce
    • Writer
      • Charles B. Pierce
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    • Trivia
      In 1980, one of the ships from movie was recovered in the mangrove swamps of Hillsboro County, FL. A research team from Norway, leas by one Odden Byrd, working with the University of Tampa came in to supervise the salvage and recovery of the boat with the intent of restoring it and sailing it back to Scandinavia, but the boat broke apart and sank while being towed across Tampa Bay.
    • Goofs
      Oil tanker seen sailing in the background of one scene.
    • Crazy credits
      In the closing credits, the town of "Newbern" North Carolina is thanked for the used of the reproduction Viking ship. That is an antiquated version of the town's name. Founded by Swiss settlers in the early 1700's, the town has for many, many years been known as "New Bern".
    • Connections
      Featured in 42nd Street Forever, Volume 5: The Alamo Drafthouse Edition (2009)

    User reviews44

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    5/10
    Endlessly amusing garbage.
    When you get a load of this casting mix and this plot, you're probably already preparing yourself for a dumb, silly and cheese ball period adventure. Much of the acting is less than stellar (yet entertaining in its own way), the accents (or lack thereof) priceless, and the action ridiculous. There's a fair bit of blood here for a PG rated flick, but overall this is a pretty "good" diversion on a crummy, politically incorrect, wholly inaccurate level.

    The hilariously cast Lee Majors of 'The Six Million Dollar Man' and 'The Fall Guy' fame plays proud Norse warrior Thorvald, accompanying a group of his men to America (which they dub "Vineland"), where his father, the King (Mel Ferrer), had vanished previously. It turns out that dad had been abducted by the local Indian tribe, so the very slim story ends up turning into a "Norseman vs. Indians" series of battles. Also along for the ride are none other than Jack Elam as an old "wizard", Cornel Wilde as a Norseman named Ragnar, Christopher Connelly as Rolf, Jimmy Clem, a regular in the films of Charles B. Pierce ("The Legend of Boggy Creek", "The Town That Dreaded Sundown"), and the directors' son Chuck Pierce as Majors' younger brother. Sonny Bonos' third wife Susie Coelho plays the young Indian hottie who sympathizes with the Norsemen and betrays her tribe. And is that Kathleen Freeman as an old Indian woman? It sure is.

    This is worthy of some hearty chuckles, thanks to the script (by Pierce Sr. himself) and performances. But it's not totally lacking in quality, with sharp Panavision photography by Robert Bethard and stirring, atmospheric music by Jaime Mendoza-Nava.

    This may not be one of the directors' finer moments, but it's still fun to a degree.

    Executive produced, uncredited, by Majors and his then wife, Farrah Fawcett.

    Five out of 10.
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    • Sep 18, 2013

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    • Release date
      • January 29, 1979 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Nordmänner
    • Filming locations
      • New Port Richey, Florida, USA
    • Production companies
      • American International Pictures (AIP)
      • Charles B. Pierce Film Productions
      • Fawcett-Majors Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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