The Vikings (Blu-ray)

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Format:  Blu-ray
item number:  6A556
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Blu-ray Details

  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 56 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: March 8, 2016
  • Originally Released: 1958
  • Label: KL Studio Classics

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User Ratings: 5,566
Rating: 3/5 -- It is the best advertisement for beer-drinking since the breweries put wrestling on TV. Full Review
New York Times
Mar 25, 2006
...Jack Cardiff's Technirama photography still holds up...
USA Today
May 10, 2002
Rating: 3/5 -- Fighting he-men and their war ships
Kansas City Kansan
Oct 23, 2004
The film, gory and raucous, is a worthy specimen of its kind, and camera-ace Jack Cardiff's color photography deserves an Oscar nomination. Full Review
Maclean's Magazine
Oct 31, 2019
Rating: B -- The real stars are the production people Full Review
Old School Reviews
Mar 21, 2010
Rating: 4/5 -- An enjoyable adventure film that benefits from first class work all round, The Vikings is a must for film historians and a pleasure for the rest of us. Full Review
Eye for Film
Oct 13, 2017
Rating: C -- Directed with brawn over brain by Richard Fleischer. Full Review
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Sep 10, 2007

Product Description:

Einar (Kirk Douglas), a hideously scarred Viking warrior, seeks land acquisition and the hand of the beautiful Princess Morgana (Janel Leigh). Einar crosses paths with Eric (Tony Curtis) who has his sights set on the same prizes. The two have more in common than they know; unbeknownst to one another, they are brothers.

This 1958 epic was based on an actual Viking, Ragnar Lothbrok, a sadistic and adventurous sailor. While not very rooted in fact, the film is a rousing adventure with lusty, violent imagery very bold for its time. A scene where Janet Leigh's clothing is ripped, enabling her to row a boat and exposing her back was considered very risque and undoubtedly added to the film's stellar performance at the box office. Ernest Borgnine shines as Ragnar and Jack Cardiff's photography is breathtaking. An opening animated historical prelude is narrated by Orson Welles.

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  • UPC: 738329203108
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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