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Vikings
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301977463
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6301977467
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Languages: English (Original Language),
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date: July 07, 1994
Running Time: 116 minutes
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: June 28, 1958
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Editorial Review:
Kirk Douglas produced the trendsetting barbarian epic The Vikings and took the showiest, most aggressive role: lusty Viking prince Einar, the "only son in wedlock" of King Ragnar (a cackling, wild-eyed Ernest Borgnine). With jagged scars down his face and a milky-white blind eye that almost glows in his skull, Douglas has a rowdy time battling defiant slave Tony Curtis (the long-lost heir to the British throne) for the hand of the beautiful princess Janet Leigh. It's pure Hollywood hokum, sure, but spectacular hokum: the great cinematographer Jack Cardiff turns his Norway locations into a lush Valhalla on earth. Faced with an absurd story, journeyman director Richard Fleischer goes for the gusto in brawling Viking parties, furious sieges, and clanging broadsword battles. An enormous hit, the film spawned a huge wave of Viking movies, some perhaps smarter but none as much fun. --Sean Axmaker
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Scandinavian Delight
I saw this film as a jr. high schooler and thought it was great. It still is! Director Richard Fleischer and Kirk Douglas were a great combo (also another of my favorites, Disney's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea". The picture quality is superb showing off the beautiful Norweigian fjords and the DVD has a very comprehensive 'making of' bonus feature.
Rating:  - could have been a classic epic
This film exhibits a curious blend of meticulous attention to detail in presenting historical accuracy and gross historical inaccuracies and anachronisms. According to the director commentory on my DVD, the Viking ships were constructed as authentically as possible. The horses were genuine fjordland horses, distinctively small to survive in that habitat.
The Viking village was built according to our information. The bounding from oar to oar as the ship entered home port was said to be ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent transfer to DVD--anamorphic widescreen
This review refers to the 2002 DVD edition of "The Vikings". In addition to being a well crafted and engaging epic, the transfer of the movie to DVD is surprisingly good. This 1958 film looks fantastic! The picture is sharp and clear and the colors are vivid and accurate. The picture and sound viewed on my 46-inch Samsung high definition LCD television (played on a Toshiba 1080p HD DVD player) are simply stunning. The picture is nearly high-definition in quality. A nice surprise for a 50-year old ... Read More
Rating:  - Not that great
The whole plot revolves around two brothers who don't know they're brothers. As is with many movies of this sort, the plot has some real weaknesses to it (ex-slave becomes Viking commander!?) but the acting talent behind the film pulls it off... almost.
Rating: - A joyous romp that offers everything you could ask for in an adventure movie
The title sequence sets the tone of The Vikings perfectly: the Bayeaux Tapestry as animated by UPA with narration by Orson Welles. Whereas a lot of Sixties epics became so introspective and glum that the genre ended up disappearing up its own backside, this 1958 romp makes no claims to be taken seriously and, consequently, is terrific fun. This is no saga of angst on an epic scale but a joyous romp that offers everything you could ask for in an adventure movie.
A huge battle, a Viking ... Read More
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