The Vikings
(DVD)
Contributors
Fleischer, Richard. Director
Bresler, Jerry. Producer
Willingham, Calder, 1922-1995. Screenwriter
Wasserman, Dale. Adapter
Douglas, Kirk, 1916-2020 Actor
Bresler, Jerry. Producer
Willingham, Calder, 1922-1995. Screenwriter
Wasserman, Dale. Adapter
Douglas, Kirk, 1916-2020 Actor
Published
[Los Angeles, CA] : Santa Monica, CA : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment, c2002.
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Creston Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual | Fiction | Checked Out | May 2, 2024 |
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Published
[Los Angeles, CA] : Santa Monica, CA : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment, c2002.
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
UPC
027616875822
Notes
General Note
Based on the novel "The Viking" by Edison Marshall.
General Note
Special features: "A Tale of Norway" with director Richard Fleischer [featurette] (28 min.); Theatrical trailer (3 min.).
Creation/Production Credits
Photography, Jack Cardiff ; production design, Harper Goff ; editor, Elmo Williams ; music composed and arranged by Mario Nascimbene ; orchestra conducted by Franco Ferrara.
Participants/Performers
Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Janet Leigh, James Donald, Alexander Knox, Maxine Audley, Frank Thring, Eileen Way, Edric Connor, Dandy Nichols, Per Buckhøj.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1958.
Description
It is the Middle Ages, and nothing is more feared in England than Viking warriors. In one of many raids, Viking leader Ragnar kills the English king and forces himself on the Queen. With the King dead, his brother takes the thrown but unknown to anyone but a trusted servant, the Queen is now with child. In order to protect the boy, he is sent away to be raised in safety away from the new King. Twenty years later, the Vikings under are still raiding England and they now have an Englishman, Egbert, making maps of the English coast for them. Ragnar has a son, Einar, a lusty warrior who takes what he wants when he wants it. They also have a slave, Eric, taken prisoner as an infant. Egbert realizes from a necklace Eric wears that he is the son of the Queen and is Einar's half-brother. When they kidnap Morgana, a Welsh beauty and the English King's betrothed, the stage is set for an inevitable clash between the half-brothers and with the reigning English King.
Target Audience
MPAA Rating: Not rated; Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.
System Details
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; widescreen format, (2.35:1) aspect ratio; Dolby digital mono.
Language
In English, dubbed French, or dubbed Spanish with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned.
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