The Vikings (1958) (Blu-ray) (UK Import)

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Country of origin:: USA, 1958
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Item number:: 7868475
UPC/EAN:: 5060000702712
Release date:: 16.10.2017
Genre:: Abenteuer
Playing time ca.:: 116 Min.
Director:: Richard Fleischer
Actor:: Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Ernest Borngnine
Film music:: Mario Nascimbene
German Title:: Die Wikinger (1958)
Language:: Englisch
Picture:: Widescreen
Subtitles:: Englisch

One of the most spectacular and action packed epics of the fifties, Richard Fleischer’s The Vikings wowed audiences worldwide with its stunning visuals, brutal action and star studded cast.

Prince Einar (Kirk Douglas, Paths of Glory, Ace in the Hole) is the son and heir of a savage Viking chieftain (Ernest Borgnine, Violent Saturday, The Wild Bunch). Prince Eric (Tony Curtis, Some Like it Hot) is his unknowing half brother, the bastard offspring of Einar’s father and an English queen. When the Vikings kidnap the princess Morgana (Janet Leigh, Psycho), her beauty inflames the desires of both men, forcing a bloody duel that decides their fate… and the future of the English throne.

Filmed in vivid Technicolor by the legendary Jack Cardiff (The Red Shoes, Black Narcissus) and narrated by Orson Welles, The Vikings spawned a whole sub-genre of imitators, (Mario Bava alone helmed Erik The Conqueror, The Last of the Vikings and Knives of the Avenger in the years following the films release) but none quite topped the glorious spectacle from one of America’s greatest directors of genre cinema, Richard Fleischer.

Specials

Reversible sleeve
Gorgeous 1080p presentation
Original stereo PCM soundtrack
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Exclusive new video interview with film historian Sheldon Hall
A Tale of Norway (28 mins) - a video piece about the making of the film, presented by director Richard Fleischer
Original theatrical trailer
A collectors booklet featuring the words of Richard Fleischer; a poster gallery; and rare archival imagery