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The Vikings (1958)
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Kirk Douglas produced the trendsetting barbarian epic The Vikings and took the showiest, most aggressive role: lusty Viking prince Einar, the "only son in wedlock" of King Ragnar (a cackling, wild-eyed Ernest Borgnine). With jagged scars down his face and a milky-white blind eye that almost glows in his skull, Douglas has a rowdy time battling defiant slave Tony Curtis (the long-lost heir to the British throne) for the hand of the beautiful princess Janet Leigh. It's pure Hollywood hokum, sure, but spectacular hokum: the great cinematographer Jack Cardiff turns his Norway locations into a lush Valhalla on earth. Faced with an absurd...
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If you enjoy sword and shield movies, Viking mythology, or medieval history, you will certainly find The Vikings (1958) to be an impressive and enormously entertaining movie.
I think most movie lovers and especially those who are familiar with the history of this period will be equally impressed with the careful...
(complete The Vikings review by David Hurlbert)
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