The Vikings (1958)
| Release Date | 11 June 1958 |
| Budget | $5,000,000 |
| Tagline | Mightiest Of Men... Mightiest Of Spectacles... Mightiest Of Motion Pictures! |
| Genre | Action, Adventure |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Brittany, France |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Costume Adventure |
| Niche Genre | Historical Film |
| Themes | Vikings, Sibling Relationships, Love Triangles |
| Tones | Lavish, Atmospheric, Sweeping |
| Tags | Bad Guy, Battle [war], Good Guy, Invasion, Kidnap, Princess, Ransom, Viking |
The Vikings is an adventure film directed by Richard Fleischer in 1958 Technicolor, produced by and starring Kirk Douglas, and based on the novel The Viking by Edison Marshall, based in its turn on legendary material from the sagas of Ragnar Lodbrok and his sons. Other actors included Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Ernest Borgnine and Frank Thring. The film made notable use of natural locations in Norway. It was mostly filmed in Maurangerfjorden and Bondhus, captured on film by cinematographer Jack Cardiff although Aella's castle was the real Fort de la Latte in north-east Brittany.
Cast and Crew
Cast
James Donald
Egbert
Edric Connor
Sandpiper
Dandy Nichols
Bridget
Per Buckhøj
Bjorn
Almut Berg
Pigtails
Georges Guéret
Viking warrior
Director
Writer
Edison Marshall
Dale Wasserman
Calder Willingham
Producer
Jerry Bresler
producer
Lee Katz
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Jack Cardiff
Production Designer
Harper Goff
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Makeup Department
John O'Gorman
makeup artist
Gabriella Reggiani
hair stylist
Vasco Reggiani
hair stylist
Neville Smallwood
makeup artist
Production Manager
Julien Derode
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
André Smagghe
assistant director
Sound Department
Joseph De Bretagne
sound
Gordon K. McCallum
sound mixer
Stunts
Ken Buckle
stunts
Jack Cooper
stunts
David Sharpe
stunt double: Tony Curtis
Camera and Electrical Department
Walter Wottitz
photographer: second unit
George Pink
technicolor technician
Editorial Department
Music Department
Franco Ferrara
conductor: orchestra
Gerard Schurmann
orchestrator
Other Crew
Harper Goff
assistant to producer
Christian Ferry
location manager
Lucie Lichtig
continuity
Production Company
Brynaprod S.A.
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Curtleigh Productions Inc.
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Distributor
United Artists
United Artists
United Artists
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Warner Home Vídeo
Miscellaneous
United Productions of America (UPA)
animation prologue
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