The 13th Warrior (1999)
| Release Date | 25 June 1999 |
| Budget | $85,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $33,000,000 |
| Other Names | The Thirteenth Warrior |
| Tagline | Fear reigns. |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | British Columbia, Canada |
| Language | English, Latin |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Adventure Drama, Fantasy Adventure |
| Mood | Fantastic Reality |
| Themes | Heroic Mission, Vikings, Fish Out of Water, Cannibals |
| Tones | Rousing, Visceral, Eerie, Forceful, Atmospheric, Disturbing |
| Tags | Banishment, Battle [war], Cannibal, Diplomat, Invasion, Monster, Respect, Viking, Warrior |
The 13th Warrior is a 1999 fantasy action film starring Antonio Banderas as Ahmad ibn Fadlan and Vladimir Kulich as Buliwyf; it is based on the novel Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton. It was directed by John McTiernan and an uncredited Crichton.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Daniel Southern
Edgtho - Silent
John DeSantis
Ragnar - Dour
Oliver Sveinall
Haltaf - Boy
Asbjørn 'Bear' Riis
Halga - Wise
Albie Woodington
Hyglak - Quarrelsome
Anders T. Andersen
Wigliff - King's Son
Richard Ooms
One-Eyed Old Man
Dylan Gray Woodley
Screaming Boy
Bjørn Ove Pedersen
Wulfgar - The Boy-Messenger
Scott Elam
Herald
Ghoncheh Tazmini
Shaharazhad - Arabian Beauty
Joe Bulatti
Shaharazhad's Husband
Mina E. Mina
The Caliph
Mona Storhøi
Sacrificial Woman
Turid Balke
Oracle - Old Woman
Suzanne Bertish
Hulda
Susan Willis
Wendol Mother
Yolande Bavan
Wendol Mother Companion
Clare Lapinskie
Freyda
Tarik Batal
Arab Page
Brett Reyez
Caravan Lieutenant
Akesh Gill
Serving Girl
Natalia MacLeod
Serving Girl
Layla Alizada
Serving Girl
Alaina Lander
Sleeping Girl
Jeremy Van der Driesen
Arab General
Al Hachlaf
Arab General
Brian Jensen
Norseman
Michael Jonsson
Norseman
Alex Zahara
Norseman
Mark Acheson
Norseman
John 'Bear' Curtis
Norseman
Gunnar Skjavestad
Norseman On Ship
Malcolm Jolly
Wulfgar Retainer
Owen Walstrom
Wendol Guard
Greg Michaels
Sword Master
Director
Writer
William Wisher Jr.
Warren Lewis
Producer
Lou Arkoff
co-producer
Ned Dowd
producer
Ethan Dubrow
executive producer
Casey Grant
associate producer
Andrew G. Vajna
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Peter Menzies, Jr.
Editor
John Wright
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Casting Director
Pat McCorkle
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Production Designer
Wolf Kroeger
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Art Director
R. St. John Harrison
William Heslup
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Helen Jarvis
Set Decorator
Annmarie Corbett
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Rose Marie McSherry
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Costume Designer
Sandra J. Blackie
Nancy Duggan
Kate Harrington
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Makeup Department
Ian C. Ballard
key hair stylist
Crist Ballas
special makeup effects artist
Chauney Bawlf
makeup artist, tattoo artist
Angelina P. Cameron
hair stylist
Rita Ciccozzi
first assistant makeup artist
Jill Corp
assistant hair stylist
Jeff Dawn
makeup supervisor, makeup designer
Victoria Down
key makeup artist
Stan Edmonds
key makeup artist
Dayne Johnson
makeup artist
Michael Key
computer makeup design
Janet MacDonald
key hair stylist
Christopher Mark Pinhey
assistant makeup artist
Charles Porlier
key makeup artist
Tone Rorvik
assistant makeup artist
Janet Sala
key hair stylist
Sean Sansom
prosthetics technician
Peter Tothpal
hair designer
Elissa B. Frittaion
assistant makeup artist
Doug Morrow
special makeup effects lab technician
Reka Wessely Tihanyi
hair stylist
Production Manager
Stewart Bethune
unit manager: second unit
Penny Gibbs
assistant production manager
Casey Grant
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Barry
second second assistant director
Jim Brebner
second assistant director
Vince Duque
second assistant director: dayplayer
E.J. Foerster
second unit director
Michelle Foote
third assistant director: second unit
Dave 'Foots' Footman
third assistant director
Bruce Moriarty
first assistant director
Barbara M. Ravis
second assistant director
John E. Sullivan
second unit director
Berengaria Tomkies
trainee assistant director
Jonathan Watson
first assistant director: second unit
John R. Woodward
first assistant director: additional photography
Art Department
Herman Alexander
carpenter
Clayton Allen
carpenter assistant
Doug Antonides
naval architect
Simon Atherton
sword maker
Santino Barile
assistant property master
Eric J. Bates
property master
Martine Bilodeau
scenic artist
Brent Boates
production illustrator
Scott Calderwood
on-set dresser
James Cordeiro
illustrator
Jean-Paul Costaz
paint foreman
Steve Craine
head scenic painter
Shannon Curfman
on-set dresser: reshoots
David Curley
lead carpenter
Brian Davenport
sword maker
Ivar Dirikis
stand-by carpenter
Joe Elvington
labor foreman: reshoot
Glenn Foerster
best boy greens
Kenny Gibbs
prop builder
Brent Gloeckler
sculptor
Jim Green
best boy greens
Al Gunn
lead carpenter
Doug Hardwick
construction coordinator
Brentan Harron
designer: shield & helmet
Tyler Bishop Harron
assistant property builder
Heiko Hespe
best boy greens
Glen Hierlihy
stand-by carpenter
Grey Hill
sculptor
Catherine Ircha
draftsperson
David James
sculptor
K.J. Johnson
assistant set decorator
Patrick Kearns
lead on-set dresser
Daphne Klebe
graphic artist , art department administrator
D. Brent Lane
assistant property master
Catherine Leighton
assistant properties
David Lewis
head greens person
C.R. Lister
storyboard artist
Philip Lunt
best boy greens
John Marcynuk
draftsperson
Gwendolyn Margetson
draftsperson
Max Matsuoka
saddle maker
Mike McLeod
construction foreman
Bill McMahon
assistant art director
Dale Menzies
construction foreman
Robert Moran
lead hand painter
Glenn Mowatt
construction safety coordinator
Brendan O'Reilly
head greens person
Joanne Quirk
lead dresser
Kama Ringwood
on-set properties
Francisco Rosa
scenic artist
David Rosychuk
on-set properties
Grace Rourke
lead hand painter
Mark Sakamoto
set dresser
Kathie Sharpe
tacks
Ron Sowden
assistant set decorator
Norm Spence
scenic artist
Vasa Sramek
on-set painter, scenic painter
Mark Stainthorpe
construction foreman: boats
Jeremy Stanbridge
art department assistant
Grant Swain
props creator
Nevin Swain
on-set properties
Samuel J. Tell
leadman
Mario Tomas-Niedworok
scenic artist
Marke K. Walker
lead carpenter
Ross Walshe
lead carpenter
Daniel Willson
head trail greens person
Sound Department
Mary Andrews
adr editor
James Ashwill
foley mixer
Steve Boeddeker
sound effects editor
Beau Borders
assistant sound designer
Christopher Boyes
sound designer
Fred Burke
foley editor
Rick Canelli
adr recordist
Tom Caton
boom operator
Lucy Coldsnow-Smith
dialogue supervisor
Samuel C. Crutcher
sound effects editor
John T. Cucci
foley artist
Gloria D'Alessandro
dialogue editor
Mike Dobie
sound effects editor
Robert Eber
sound mixer
Todd Egan
assistant sound editor
Juno J. Ellis
adr supervisor
Sean England
sound re-recordist
David Farmer
sound effects editor
Richard C. Franklin
sound effects editor
Michael Haight
dialogue editor
Jerelyn J. Harding
adr editor
Matthew Harrison
foley editor
Denise Horta
adr editor
Doug Jackson
sound effects editor
Stephen Janisz
adr editor
Adam Johnston
sound effects editor
Constance A. Kazmer
dialogue editor
Jason King
sound editor
Steve Kohler
pre-mix recordist
Adam Kopald
sound effects editor
Nicholas Vincent Korda
adr editor
Gary Krivacek
sound effects editor
Jim Lacamel
sound assistant
Linda Lew
foley recordist
James Likowski
foley editor
Eva Madden
sound assistant
Victoria Martin
foley supervisor
Michael Minkler
sound re-recording mixer
Alan Robert Murray
supervising sound editor
Dan O'Connell
foley artist
Thomas J. O'Connell
adr mixer
Mike Sahota
sound utility
Christopher Scarabosio
assistant sound designer
Robert L. Sephton
sound effects editor
Frank Smathers
dialogue editor
Duane Stanley Smith
sound utility
Karen Spangenberg
dialogue editor
Del Spiva
assistant sound editor
Donald Sylvester
sound editor
Jay Wilkinson
co-supervising sound editor
Brian Williams
sound designer
Bob Wishnefsky
assistant sound editor
Butch Wolf
foley editor
Gary Wright
foley editor
Janelle Showalter
assistant sound editor
Special Effects
Thomas L. Fisher
special effects coordinator
Robert D. Goldstein
special effects assistant
Nick Lawson
special effects best boy, special effects foreman
Andrew Miller
special effects foreman
Jak Osmond
special effects assistant
Robert L. Slater
special effects assistant
Grant Smith
special effects technician
Adam Tayler
special effects technician
Andrew Verhoeven
special effects assistant
Mike Vézina
special effects supervisor
Jason Collins
gore effects: KNB Effects Group
Visual Effects
Jonathan Alvord
avid editor: Cinesite
Ted Andre
digital compositor: Cinesite
Rod Basham
visual effects editor: Cinesite
Donald Campbell
texture painter: Cinesite
Jamie Clay
pre-visualization
Kate Crossley
visual effects editor
Erin M. Cullen
roto artist, digital artist: Cinesite
Charles Darby
matte painting supervisor: Cinesite
Joe Dubs
paint supervisor: Cinesite
Pavel Dvorak
data engineer: Cinesite
Kevin Elam
digital effects producer: Cinesite
Gilbert Gonzales
digital artist: Cinesite
John Hewitt
CG supervisor: Cinesite
Joel Hynek
visual effects research and development
Gokhan Kisacikoglu
technical director
Karen Klein
roto supervisor: Cinesite
Richard Klein
CG animator: Cinesite
Vincent Lavares
3D technical assistant supervisor: Cinesite Hollywood
Jennifer Law Stump
digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Don Lee
digital compositor
Mark Tait Lewis
digital compositor: Cinesite
David Lingenfelser
digital compositor
Kevin Lingenfelser
composite supervisor: Cinesite
Julius Magodo
digital artist: Cinesite
Marcel Martinez
digital compositor: Cinesite
Valerie McMahon
digital artist
Sarah Moore
digital compositor: Buena Vista Imaging
Cristin Pescosolido
digital compositor: Cinesite
Corinne Pooler
digital artist: Cinesite
Jerry Pooler
digital visual effects supervisor: Cinesite
Dylan Robinson
digital artist, CG animator: Cinesite
Allen Ruilova
CG animator: Cinesite
Joe Salazar
digital compositor
Lon R. Shor
CG animator: Cinesite
Brian Shows
animation assistant: Cinesite
Tiffany Smith
visual effects production assistant: Cinesite
Nicolai Strelh
concept artist: Cinesite
Christopher Sullivan
visual effects assistant
John E. Sullivan
visual effects supervisor: Buena Vista
Tracy Takahashi
production coordinator: Cinesite
Pat Tubach
digital compositor: Cinesite
Ray Utarnachitt
visual effects assistant
John B. Wallace
texture painter: Cinesite
Chris Wood
digital artist: Cinesite
Steve Wright
digital compositor: Cinesite
Mieko Yoshida
CG animator: Cinesite
Jackson Yu
assistant visual effects animator
Brian Begun
compositor: POP Film
Kevin LaNeave
digital asset coordinator
Stunts
Becky Bates
stunts
Dan Belley
stunts
Celia Bond
stunts
Todd Braithwaite
stunts
Eric Bryson
stunts
Duane Dickinson
stunts
John Dodds
stunts
Jim Dunn
stunts
Marny Eng
stunts
Jim Finkbeiner
stunts
Corry Glass
stunts
Reg Glass
stunts
Bud Hamilton
stunts
Cam Hamilton
stunts
Dave Hospes
stunts
David Jacox
stunts
Bill Laity
stunts
Michael Langlois
stunts
Billy Laye
stunts
Dave Leader
stunts
David McKeown
stunts
Mike Mitchell
stunts
David Mylrea
stunts
Casey O'Neill
stunt double: Antonio Banderas
Shawn C. Orr
stunts
Fred Perron
stunts
Jerry Phillips
stunts
Dieter Rauter
stunt performer
Jacob Rupp
stunts
Paul Rutledge
stunts
Kevin Schartner
stunts
Trish Schill
stunts
Greg Schlosser
stunts
Monica Schlosser
stunts
John Stoneham Jr.
stunts
Melissa R. Stubbs
stunts
Cam Sutherland
stunts
Rene Van Hullebush
stunts
Russ Wideman
stunts
Brent Woolsey
stunt coordinator
Edward Wrayton
stunts
Pat Young
stunts
Gregory J. Barnett
stunts
Craig Baxley Jr.
stunts
Guy Bews
stunts
Claude Bouchard
key stunt rigger
Michael T. Brady
stunts
Joe Bucaro III
stunts
Gavin Buhr
stunts
Mark Chadwick
stunts
Darryl Chan
stunt fighter
Dean Choe
stunts
Max Daniels
stunt performer
Brian Duffy
stunt double
Tom Elliott
stunts
Leigh Hennessy
stunts
Kris A. Jeffrey
utility stunts
Chris Monberg
stunt performer
Vladimir Orlov
stunts
Michael Owen
stunts
Rick Pearce
stunt performer
Tim Rigby
stunt double
Lynn Salvatori
stunt coordinator
Lori Stewart
stunt villager
Rita Woodman
stunt performer
Scott Workman
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Adams
second assistant camera: second unit
David R. Anderson
electrician
Chris Bangma
assistant camera: SpaceCam
Allison Beda
assistant camera
Dennis Brock
gaffer
Gregg Campbell
grip
Noah Farrell
best boy grip
Darryl Foulds
grip
Samuel Buddy Fries
camera operator: "a" camera
Tom Gregg
grip
David Gribble
additional director of photography, additional camera operator
Stuart Haggerty
best boy electric
Christopher Haifley
assistant camera
Frank Halpenny
rigging gaffer
Shauna Hanna
grip
Todd Hlagi
dolly grip
Pierre Hubert
dolly grip: second unit
Steve Koster
camera operator: SpaceCam
John Le Roy
key grip: second unit
Alan MacKinnon
electrician
Rob McEwan
still photographer
Michael McLellan
crane grip, grip foreman
Lee Miller
electrician
Kelly Moore
electrician
Cam North
first assistant camera: second unit
Rob Parisien
video assist operator
John Platt
first assistant camera: "a" camera, first assistant camera: Steadicam
Jeff Plecas
grip
Robert Presley
camera operator: "a" camera, Steadicam operator
George Ramage
best boy rigging electric
Thomas E. Watson
electrician
Gary J. Williams
key grip
Carrie Wilson
second assistant camera: "a" camera
John Clothier
camera operator: second unit, director of photography: second unit
Garnet Durham
video assistant
W. Scott Weston
grip
Animation Department
Marnie Ander
breakdown artist
Beverlee June Fix
breakdown artist
Casting Department
Andrea Brown
extras casting
Lynne Carrow
casting: Canada
Lana Carson
casting assistant
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting
Priscilla John
casting: U.K.
Sarah Spearing
casting assistant: New York
Wendy Spooner
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Grace Anderson
costume department supervisor
Suzanne Armstrong
costume shop supervisor
Dallas Bittner
special effects costumer: "Wendols"
Isabel Bloor
set costumer
Andre Brouwer
personal costumer
Anne Burke
set costumer
Colin Campbell
hat maker
Allison Chretien
set costumer
Phillip Clarkson
set costumer
Dawn Climie
costume set supervisor: second unit
Patrick Gray
set costumer, costume armourer
Lisa Halperin
costumer
Carla Hetland
costume set supervisor
Danise Lee
set costumer
Anthea Mallinson
head costume dyer
Brenda McDermid
key costumer
Morag McLean
set costumer
Steve Oben
set costumer
Kate Pierpoint
costumes
Kurtis Reeves
costumer
Jennifer Jesse Smith
costumer
Tony Swatton
wardrobe
Nancy Tait
set costumer
Donna-Maria Walker
costume sewer
Melanie Williams
cutter
Denise Gingrich
costume maker: Wendol costume
Editorial Department
Mike Bellamy
final colorist
Terry Claborn
color timer
Barbara Dunning
first assistant editor
Mark Herman
assistant editor
Jeffrey L. Jamison
assistant editor
Uri Katoni
assistant editor
Claudia Morgado Escanilla
assistant editor: Canada
Matthew Schmidt
assistant editor
Michael Smith
assistant editor: Canada
Dennis Virkler
additional film editor
Emily Wallin
assistant editor: avid
Music Department
Robert Bayless
assistant music editor
Bruce Botnick
score mixer, score recordist
Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor
Vic Fraser
music preparation
Isobel Griffiths
orchestra contractor
Kenneth Hall
music editor
Jo Ann Kane
music preparation: Los Angeles
Jamie Lowry
assistant music editor: temp mix
Kathy Nelson
executive in charge of music: Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group
Steven L. Smith
music preparation
Nick Vidar
music programmer
Sally Boldt
music editor
Transportation Department
Lawrence Albright
transportation captain
Don Haggerty
driver
David McDonald
driver
Dave Miller
driver: cast
Bruce Scott
driver
Dale Shaben
transportation captain
Rob Vreugde
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
Alejandro Abellan
stand-in, photo double
Helen Akerly
assistant production coordinator
Michael Altman
projectionist
Sean C. Alvarez
production accountant: Los Angeles
Jill Anderson
payroll assistant
Pia Athayde
payroll accountant
Paul Ballon
second assistant accountant: reshoots
Josie Boulding
production assistant: second unit
Silver Butler
production assistant
Mark Chambers
set medic
Wendy Cox
production coordinator
Dan Crosby
marine coordinator
Jason Crosby
lead boat wrangler
Peter Cummings
production assistant
Jason Dale
production assistant
Jill Davis
executive assistant: Mr. McTiernan
Michael Deak
puppeteer
Jim DeMarco
post-production accountant
Ian Doig
animal trainer: wild animals
Mark Dumas
animal trainer
Lyle Edge
wrangler captain
Joy Ellison
dialect consultant
Glen English
armorer
Nicole Florian
production assistant
Danielle Faith Friedman
assistant: Mr. Arkoff
Gary Gillingham
production controller
Gretchen Goode
assistant production coordinator
Leesa Green
craft service coordinator, first aid coordinator
Denis Hennelly
assistant production coordinator: re-shoots
Lee Jenkinson
accounting clerk
Brian King
title designer
Juta Kitching
language consultant
Amanda Laithwaite
production assistant
Terry Mackay
trainee assistant location manager
Kit Mallet
Wendol coordinator
Jane Mason
payroll accountant
Rob Meisenholder
first assistant accountant
Yvonne Melville
production coordinator
Greg Michaels
sword master
Ric Morelli
post-production accountant
Jason Mosimann
boat wrangler
Lee Anne Muldoon
unit publicist
Gary Mulligan
assistant marine coordinator
Patrick Murphy
key production assistant
Rino Pace
location manager
Jamie Payton
head wrangler: British Columbia
Lee Phillips
wrangler captain
Stephen Ralphs
consultant, archery supplier
Paul 'Sled' Reynolds
animal trainer: camel
Deborah Ross
title designer
Connie Rusgen
animal trainer
S. Steven Sach
assistant location manager
John Scott
head wrangler
Emmanuel Serra
assistant: Mr. Banderas
Dawn Sharpe
first assistant accountant
Josh Skye
production assistant
Amanda Sluggett
production assistant
Phil Smith
animal trainer
Lynne Spencer
executive assistant: Mr. Dowd
Tom Stenner
boat wrangler
Amy Sullivan
production assistant: second unit
Nathan Tichenor
assistant production coordinator
Mark Voyce
assistant location manager
Gene Walker
animal trainer: camel
Christine Wilson
script supervisor
Steve Woodley
animal trainer
Lang Yee
second assistant accountant: re-shoot
Denise Blasor
voice replacement artist
Manny Chavez
production safety supervisor
Yolanda T. Cochran
assistant accountant
Thanks
Leroy R. Perry Jr.
acknowledgment: special medical assistance provided by
Production Company
Touchstone Pictures
Distributor
New Films International
Filmes Lusomundo
Metropolitan Filmexport
Buena Vista International
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Spentzos Films
Concorde Filmverleih
Pinema
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Buena Vista Home Video
Buena Vista Home Video
Concorde Home Entertainment
,
GAGA Communications
GAGA Humax Inc.
Gativideo
Metropolitan Film & Video
Net5
Touchstone Home Video
Special Effects
Cinesite (Hollywood)
Buena Vista Imaging
Digital Phenomena
Miscellaneous
Air Lyndhurst Studios
score recorded at
Alkali Lake Band, The
the producers wish to thank
B.C. Film Commission
the producers wish to thank
BC Ministry of Environment, Land & Parks
the producers wish to thank
BC Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans
the producers wish to thank
BC Ministry of Forests
the producers wish to thank
Buena Vista Imaging
titles and opticals
Buena Vista Negative Cutting
negative cutting
Campbell River Chamber of Commerce
the producers wish to thank
Campbell River Film Commission, The
the producers wish to thank
Canoe Creek Band, The
the producers wish to thank
City of Campbell River, The
the producers wish to thank
City of Vancouver, The
the producers wish to thank
City of Williams Lake, The
the producers wish to thank
DGC
acknowledgment
Eastman Film
produced and distributed on
Folk & Film
casting: Norway
Mondo Catering
catering
Motion Picture Studio Production Technicians I.A.T.S.E. Local 891
with thanks to
Panavision Canada
cameras and lenses
RM Frank Casting Agency
casting: Sweden
Sony Scoring Stage
score recorded at
SoundStorm
sound editing
Technicolor
prints by
Union of B.C. Performers
acknowledgment
Varèse Sarabande
original soundtrack available on
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