The Vikings

Mightiest Of Men... Mightiest Of Spectacles... Mightiest Of Motion Pictures!
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item number:  6A555
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DVD Details

  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 56 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: March 8, 2016
  • Originally Released: 1958
  • Label: KL Studios Classics

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User Ratings: 5,566
The Vikings is a juicy and lively work that has an incredible dynamism and dazzling visuals. [Full Review in Spanish] Full Review
El Pais (Spain)
Jul 17, 2019
The film, gory and raucous, is a worthy specimen of its kind, and camera-ace Jack Cardiff's color photography deserves an Oscar nomination. Full Review
Maclean's Magazine
Oct 31, 2019
Rating: 4/5 -- An enjoyable adventure film that benefits from first class work all round, The Vikings is a must for film historians and a pleasure for the rest of us. Full Review
Eye for Film
Oct 13, 2017
Rating: 3/5 -- Fighting he-men and their war ships
Kansas City Kansan
Oct 23, 2004
...Jack Cardiff's Technirama photography still holds up...
USA Today
May 10, 2002
Rating: 3/5 -- Highly entertaining and slightly camp historical adventure full of great stunts, larger-than-life characters and splendidly OTT dialogue. Full Review
Film4
May 24, 2003
Plenty of pillaging, axe-throwing, hearty quaffing of ale, storming of castles, heroic jumping into wolf pits, and manly talk about the glories of entering Valhalla with sword in hand. Full Review
Time Out
Jan 26, 2006

Product Description:

Einar (Kirk Douglas), a hideously scarred Viking warrior, seeks land acquisition and the hand of the beautiful Princess Morgana (Janel Leigh). Einar crosses paths with Eric (Tony Curtis) who has his sights set on the same prizes. The two have more in common than they know; unbeknownst to one another, they are brothers.

This 1958 epic was based on an actual Viking, Ragnar Lothbrok, a sadistic and adventurous sailor. While not very rooted in fact, the film is a rousing adventure with lusty, violent imagery very bold for its time. A scene where Janet Leigh's clothing is ripped, enabling her to row a boat and exposing her back was considered very risque and undoubtedly added to the film's stellar performance at the box office. Ernest Borgnine shines as Ragnar and Jack Cardiff's photography is breathtaking. An opening animated historical prelude is narrated by Orson Welles.

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Product Info

  • Sales Rank: 112,857
  • UPC: 738329203092
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
  • International Shipping: 1 item

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