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The Long Ships | Year: 1964 Classification: Drama Directed: - Jack Cardiff The best Viking movie I have seen! A yarn of long ships and tall men. The long ship: one especially constructed as King Harald's funeral ship. The hero: Richard Widmark, a ne'er-do-well as crafty as Odysseus. His father: Krok, a tremendous beer-swilling thane, builder of the long ship. King Harald dupes Krok, paying him a mere two gold pieces for his two years of effort. So Rolf (RW) and his brother Orm consider it fair to steal the long ship to search for a legendary golden bell, "as tall as three tall men" to recoup their fortunes. To guard against reprisals against their family while they are absent, Rolf and Orm also kidnap the king's lovely daughter. Thereby is the stage set for the search for the bell, the pursuit by the king, and the exciting clash with the Moors, led by Sidney Poitier. If you like action and adventure, you must see this movie! The DVD has been beautifully remastered! This is one of my all-time favorite fun films, and far and away the best Viking film around. I originally bought it in VHS format because that was all that was available. However, I just got the DVD version, and it is just great! They did a fabulous job remastering it--the video is very crisp and bright, doing justice to a wonderful and fun story. As I noted in the review of the VHS version, this is an unpretentious, ripping adventure film with plenty of action, good acting, and no dreary political axes to grind. Widmark, Portier and cast do a fine job. This is the story of a gang of Vikings who steal the King's funeral ship and go on a raiding party to seize "the Mother of Voices" -- a huge golden bell "as tall as three tall men" ZZZ.jpg Buy The Long Ships at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Long Ships Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Long Ships This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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