Prey for the living.
A Muslim ambassador exiled from his homeland joins a group of Vikings, initially offended by their behavior but growing to respect them. As they travel together, they learn of a legendary evil closing in and must unite to confront this formidable force.
- 6.7
- 1999
- Released
- 1h 42m
Antonio Banderas
Ahmed Ibh Fahdlan
Diane Venora
Queen Weilew
Dennis Storhøi
Herger (Joyous)
Vladimir Kulich
Buliwyf
Omar Sharif
Melchisidek
Anders T. Andersen
Wigliff (King's Son)
Richard Bremmer
Skeld (Superstitious)
Tony Curran
Weath (Musician)
Mischa Hausserman
Rethel (Archer)
Neil Maffin
RonethAsbjørn 'Bear' Riis
Halga (Wise)
Clive Russell
Helfdane (Fat)
Daniel Southern
Edgtho (Silent)Oliver Sveinall
Haltaf (Boy)
Sven Wollter
King Hrothgar
Albie Woodington
Hyglak (Quarrelsome)
John DeSantis
Ragnar (Dour)
Erick Avari
Caravan Leader
Maria Bonnevie
Olga
Richard Ooms
One-Eyed Old ManDylan Gray Woodley
Screaming BoyBjørn Ove Pedersen
Wulfgar (The Boy-Messenger)Scott Elam
HeraldGhoncheh Tazmini
Shaharazhad (Arabian Beauty)
John 'Bear' Curtis
Norseman
Andrew Kavadas
NorsemanJeremy Van der Driesen
Arab General
Layla Alizada
Serving Girl
Alex Zahara
NorsemanJoe Bulatti
Shaharazhad's Husband
Mina E. Mina
The CaliphMona Storhøi
Sacrificial Woman
Turid Balke
Oracle (Old Woman)
Suzanne Bertish
Hulda
Susan Willis
Wendol Mother
Kristen Cloke
Wendol Mother (uncredited)Yolande Bavan
Wendol Mother CompanionClare Lapinskie
Freyda
Tarik Batal
Arab PageBrett Reyez
Caravan LieutenantAkesh Gill
Serving GirlNatalia MacLeod
Serving Girl
Kaaren de Zilva
Serving Girl
Sven-Ole Thorsen
Would Be KingAlaina Lander
Sleeping GirlAl Hachlaf
Arab General
Brian Jensen
Norseman
Michael Jonsson
Norseman
Mark Acheson
NorsemanGunnar Skjavestad
Norseman on ShipMalcolm Jolly
Wulfgar Retainer
Greg Michaels
Sword Master
Released
en
$120,000,000.00
$61,698,899.00
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- #mission
- #based on novel or book
- #kingdom
- #arabian
- #village
- #cave
- #horse
- #defence
- #scandinavia
- #vikings (norsemen)
- #bagdad
- #deception
- #sword fight
- #historical fiction
- #barbarian
- #fictional war
- #demon
- #combat
- #cavalry
- #medieval
- #dark fantasy
- #norse mythology
- #warrior
- #mysterious
- #sword and sorcery
- #10th century
Reviews
This is my kind of film, and so despite that rather dodgy casting of Antonio Banderas - indeed, the pretty ropey casting throughout - I still rather enjoyed it. Banderas is a gentle poet whose eye wanders at the court of the Caliph. That earns him a new job as ambassador to the Northmen and so off he rides, with his sagely friend "Melchisadek" (a few scenes from Omar Sharif). His arrival at their
**Overall: Ignore the reviews. The 13th Warrior is the best Viking epic of all time!** The greatest historical Viking battle epic you never heard of. Just like Jurassic Park and Westworld, The 13th Warrior is based on a Michael Crichton book and boasts an incredible action director, John McTiernan (Die Hard, Predator), Antonio Banderas as the leading man at the top of his career, excellent prac
**_Good Viking Adventure -- Could've Been Great_** The story of "The 13th Warrior" (1999) comes from Michael Crichton's novel "The Eaters of the Dead" which combines the legend of Beowulf with a historical account of an Arab diplomat who meets and dwells with the Vikings after being banished from his homeland due to an adulterous liaison. Antonio Banderas stars as the Arab while the hulking