---
title: 'The Vikings (1958)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Fleischer'
released: '1958-06-11'
runtime_minutes: 112
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-vikings-1958'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052365/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Vikings (1958)

1958 · 112 min · Drama, Action, Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

The Vikings is a 1958 American epic historical fiction swashbuckling film directed by Richard Fleischer, filmed in Technirama, and printed in Technicolor. It was produced by Jerry Bresler and Kirk Douglas, through Douglas' Brynaprod company. It is based on the 1951 novel The Viking by Edison Marshall, which in turn is based on material from the sagas of Ragnar Lodbrok and his sons. Other starring roles were taken by then husband-and-wife Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh as well as Ernest Borgnine. The film made notable use of natural locations in Norway. It was mostly filmed in Maurangerfjorden and Maurangsnes, captured on film by cinematographer Jack Cardiff, although Aella's castle was the real Fort-la-Latte in north-east Brittany in France.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Fleischer](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-fleischer)
- **Screenplay:** [Calder Willingham](https://cinepixo.com/people/calder-willingham), [Dale Wasserman](https://cinepixo.com/people/dale-wasserman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mario Nascimbene](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-nascimbene)
- **Producer:** [Jerry Bresler](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-bresler)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jack Cardiff](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-cardiff)
- **Editor:** [Elmo Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/elmo-williams)

## Cast

- [Georges Guéret](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-gueret)
- [Paul Préboist](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-preboist)
- [Dandy Nichols](https://cinepixo.com/people/dandy-nichols) as Bridget
- [Tony Curtis](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-curtis) as Eric
- [Peter Capell](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-capell)
- [Eileen Way](https://cinepixo.com/people/eileen-way) as Kitala
- [Ernest Borgnine](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-borgnine) as Ragnar Lodbrok
- [Marco Perrin](https://cinepixo.com/people/marco-perrin)
- [James Donald](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-donald) as Ecgberht I of Northumbria
- [Alexander Knox](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-knox) as Father Godwin
- [Janet Leigh](https://cinepixo.com/people/janet-leigh) as Morgana
- [Orson Welles](https://cinepixo.com/people/orson-welles) as the Narrator
- [Peter Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-douglas)
- [Edric Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/edric-connor) as Sandpiper
- [Kirk Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirk-douglas) as Einar

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