The Vikings

1958Movie⏱️ 1h 56mApproved

ActionAdventureHistory

⭐ 7

IMDB Rating

17,054 votes

A slave and a Viking prince fight for the love of a captive princess.

Director

Richard Fleischer

Writers

Calder Willingham, Dale Wasserman, Edison Marshall

Stars

Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine

Release Date

June 28, 1958

Language

English

Country

United States

🏆 2

Wins

🎯 2

Nominations

💬 156

Reviews

📋 14.0K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

Kirk Douglas

as Einar

Tony Curtis

as Eric

Ernest Borgnine

as Ragnar

Janet Leigh

as Morgana

James Donald

as Egbert

Alexander Knox

as Father Godwin

Maxine Audley

as Enid

Frank Thring

as Aella

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Eileen Way

as Kitala

👤

Edric Connor

as Sandpiper

💰 Box Office

$37,559

Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

2.35 : 1

Filming Location

Hardanger, Norway

Production

Brynaprod, Curtleigh Productions

🏷️ Keywords

vikingswashbucklerbased on novelwoman in jeopardypirate

🎯 Categories

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⭐ Featured Review

Rugged pillaging in the offering.

by hitchcockthelegend • 2009-04-24

8/10

"Unknown to both men, warrior Einar and disgraced slave Eric, are in fact half-brothers. As the kingdom of Northumbria becomes ripe for the taking, both men, with a fancy for Princess Morganna, are heading for the revelation right in amongst their bitter rivalry. Kirk Douglas (Einar) and Tony Curtis (Eric) would both re-team for Spartacus two years after this sword and sandal swasher had hit the screens in 1958. That Spartacus is considerably a better film all told is a given, but The Vikings stands up well as an entertaining precursor to that Thracien slave classic. Based on the novel of the ..."