---
title: 'Erik the Conqueror (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mario Bava'
released: '1961-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/erik-the-conqueror-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055022/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Erik the Conqueror (1961)

1961 · 98 min · Adventure · France, Italy


## Synopsis

Erik the Conqueror is a 1961 epic swashbuckling film directed by Mario Bava and starring George Ardisson and Cameron Mitchell as long-lost Viking brothers in the 9th century, one of whom is raised in England, the other in Scandinavia. They finally meet after almost 20 years, as rivals on opposite sides of an English–Viking war. It is a loose remake of the American film The Vikings.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mario Bava](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-bava)
- **Screenplay:** [Mario Bava](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-bava), [Oreste Biancoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/oreste-biancoli), [Piero Pierotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/piero-pierotti)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mario Bava](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-bava)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roberto Nicolosi](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-nicolosi)
- **Editor:** [Mario Serandrei](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-serandrei)

## Cast

- [Jean-Jacques Delbo](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-jacques-delbo) as King Olaf
- [Alice Kessler](https://cinepixo.com/people/alice-kessler) as Rama
- [Franco Giacobini](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-giacobini) as Rustichello
- [Kessler Twins](https://cinepixo.com/people/kessler-twins)
- [Françoise Christophe](https://cinepixo.com/people/francoise-christophe) as Queen Alice
- [Enzo Doria](https://cinepixo.com/people/enzo-doria) as Bennet
- [Raf Baldassarre](https://cinepixo.com/people/raf-baldassarre) as Floki
- [Andrea Checchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrea-checchi) as Sir Rutford
- [Cameron Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/cameron-mitchell) as Eron
- [George Ardisson](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-ardisson) as Erik
- [Folco Lulli](https://cinepixo.com/people/folco-lulli) as King Harald
- [Franco Ressel](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-ressel) as King Lotar
- [Joe Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-robinson) as Garian
- [Ellen Kessler](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellen-kessler) as Daya
- [Gianni Solaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianni-solaro) as Ranco

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