The Vikings
“Mightiest Of Men... Mightiest Of Spectacles... Mightiest Of Motion Pictures!”
Einar, brutal son of the viking Ragnar and future heir to his throne, tangles with clever slave Eric, for the hand of a beautiful English maiden.
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Cast
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Kirk Douglas
Einar
Known for
Paths of Glory
Spartacus
Tony Curtis
Eric
Known for
Some Like It Hot
Sweet Smell of Success
Ernest Borgnine
Ragnar
Known for
Escape from New York
Jesus of Nazareth
Janet Leigh
Morgana
Known for
Psycho
Touch of Evil
James Donald
Lord Egbert
Known for
The Great Escape
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Alexander Knox
Father Godwin
Known for
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Europa '51
Maxine Audley
Enid
Known for
Peeping Tom
A King in New York
Frank Thring
Aella
Known for
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Ben-Hur
Eileen Way
Kitala
Known for
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Edric Connor
Sandpiper
Known for
Moby Dick
King of Kings
Dandy Nichols
Bridget
Known for
The Fallen Idol
O Lucky Man!
Per Buckhøj
Bjorn
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Red Meadows
Far betaler
Richard Fleischer Director · Calder Willingham Screenplay Edison Marshall Author
Budget $5M · United States release June 11, 1958 · Produced in United States
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Production
Brynaprod S.A.
Production
Curtleigh Productions
Production
United Artists
Production
Bavaria Film
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 11, 1958
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
June 28, 1958 · Theatrical
Austria
January 1, 1959 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1959 · Theatrical
France
December 15, 1958 · Theatrical
February 15, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
February 21, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
December 25, 1958 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 19, 1958 · Theatrical
Italy
December 23, 1958 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 3, 2003 · TV · V8
January 1, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
March 26, 1959 · Theatrical
Romania
June 5, 1961 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 28, 1958 · Theatrical
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