Erik the Conqueror

Erik the Conqueror (1961)

Gli invasori

He lived only for the flesh and the sword!

In the 9th Century, two Viking children, separated since their early childhood with one raised by the British and the other by Vikings, meet after nearly 20 years as rivals as war breaks out between Britian and the Vikings for control of England.

Date of release
1961-12-07
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (48)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Adventure, History
Director
Mario Bava

Casting

Interesting facts

Erik the Conqueror is a 1961 sword-and-sandal film directed and co-written by Mario Bava, and starring Cameron Mitchell, George Ardisson, and Alice & Ellen Kessler. Mitchell and Ardisson play 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. The films is heavily inspired by the 1958 American film The Vikings, in turn loosely based on the Old Norse saga "Tale of Ragnar's Sons".

Production

A co-production between Rome-based Galatea and French companies Criterion Film and Societe Cinematographique Lyre, Erik the Conqueror was shot in Rome's Titanus Studios.

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