The Vikings

Fleischer, Richard. (Director). Bresler, Jerry, 1908-1977 (Producer). Willingham, Calder, 1922-1995 (Screenwriter). Wasserman, Dale. (Adapter). Douglas, Kirk, 1916-2020 (Actor, Producer). Curtis, Tony, 1925-2010 (Actor). Borgnine, Ernest, 1917-2012 (Actor). Leigh, Janet (Actor). Donald, James, 1917-1993 (Actor). Knox, Alexander. (Actor). Audley, Maxine. (Actor). Thring, Frank, 1926-1994 (Actor). Way, Eileen, 1911-1994 (Actor). Connor, Edric, 1913-1968 (Actor). Nichols, Dandy. (Actor). Buckhøj, Per, 1902-1964 (Actor). Nascimbene, Mario. (Composer). Marshall, Edison 1894-1967 Viking. (Added Author). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Added Author). Bryna Productions, Inc. (Added Author). United Artists Corporation. (Added Author). MGM Home Entertainment Inc. (Added Author). Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Janet Leigh, James Donald, Alexander Knox, Maxine Audley, Frank Thring, Eileen Way, Edric Connor, Dandy Nichols, Per Buckhøj. (Cast).

Summary: 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.

Item details

ISBN: 0792852575
ISBN: 9780792852575
Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Los Angeles, CA] : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; Santa Monica, CA : Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment, ©2002.

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Based on the novel "The Viking" by Edison Marshall. Special features: "A Tale of Norway" with director Richard Fleischer [featurette] (28 min.); Theatrical trailer (3 min.).
Formatted Contents Note:	Main title/Bad omen -- Bride, tyrant, traitor -- No finer son -- Viking justice -- Odin's daughters answer -- Stealing a Princess -- Einar's homecoming -- Like father, like son -- The escape -- Flesh and souls -- Honor among Vikings -- Avenging Ragnar -- The Vikings are coming! -- The battle -- Brothers in arms -- End credits.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Photography, Jack Cardiff ; production design, Harper Goff ; editor, Elmo Williams ; music composed and arranged by Mario Nascimbene ; orchestra conducted by Franco Ferrara.
Participant or Performer Note:	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 an Event Note:	Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1958.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA Rating: Not rated; Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.
System Details Note:	DVD; Region 1, NTSC; widescreen format, (2.35:1) aspect ratio; Dolby digital mono.
Language Note:	In English, dubbed French, or dubbed Spanish with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned.

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