---
title: 'The 13th Warrior (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John McTiernan'
released: '1999-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 103
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-13th-warrior-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120657/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The 13th Warrior (1999)

1999 · R · 103 min · Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

The 13th Warrior is a 1999 American historical fiction action film based on Michael Crichton's 1976 novel Eaters of the Dead. It stars Antonio Banderas as Ahmad ibn Fadlan, as well as Diane Venora and Omar Sharif. It was directed by John McTiernan; Crichton directed some uncredited reshoots. The film was produced by McTiernan, Crichton and Ned Dowd, with Andrew G. Vajna, James Biggam and Ethan Dubrow as executive producers.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John McTiernan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mctiernan)
- **Producer:** [John McTiernan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mctiernan), [Michael Crichton](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-crichton), [Andrew G. Vajna](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-g-vajna), [Ned Dowd](https://cinepixo.com/people/ned-dowd)
- **Screenplay:** [William Wisher Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-wisher-jr), [Warren Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/warren-lewis)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-goldsmith)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter Menzies](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-menzies)
- **Editor:** [John Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wright)

## Cast

- [Erick Avari](https://cinepixo.com/people/erick-avari) as Caravan leader
- [Sven Wollter](https://cinepixo.com/people/sven-wollter) as Hrothgar
- [Mischa Hausserman](https://cinepixo.com/people/mischa-hausserman) as Rethel
- [Sven-Ole Thorsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/sven-ole-thorsen)
- [Vladimir Kulich](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-kulich) as Beowulf
- [Anders T. Andersen](https://cinepixo.com/people/anders-t-andersen) as Wiglaf
- [Clive Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/clive-russell) as Helfdane
- [Asbjørn 'Bear' Riis](https://cinepixo.com/people/asbj-rn-bear-riis) as Halga
- [Omar Sharif](https://cinepixo.com/people/omar-sharif) as Melchisidek
- [Richard Bremmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-bremmer) as Skeld
- [Maria Bonnevie](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-bonnevie) as Olga
- [Antonio Banderas](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-banderas) as Ahmad ibn Fadlan
- [Diane Venora](https://cinepixo.com/people/diane-venora) as Wealhþeow
- [Susan Willis](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-willis) as Wendol Mother
- [Layla Alizada](https://cinepixo.com/people/layla-alizada)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-13th-warrior-1999
Film facts: Wikidata (Q748030); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.