Film record

The Vikings

1958Feature film112 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
drama film · action film · epic film · medieval film · swashbuckler film

Credits

Cinematography

Jack Cardiff — Cinematography

Direction

Richard Fleischer — Directing

Editing

Elmo Williams — Editing

Music

Mario Nascimbene — Music composition

Cast

Kirk Douglas — Acting (Einar)
Tony Curtis — Acting (Eric)
Janet Leigh — Acting (Morgana)
Ernest Borgnine — Acting (Ragnar Lothbrok)
James Donald — Acting (Egbert)
Alexander Knox — Acting (Father Godwin)
Frank Thring — Acting (Aelle)
Maxine Audley — Acting (Enid)
Orson Welles — Acting (the Narrator)
Peter Douglas — Acting
Marco Perrin — Acting
Georges Guéret — Acting
Edric Connor — Acting (Sandpiper)
Peter Capell — Acting
Eileen Way — Acting (Kitala)
Dandy Nichols — Acting (Bridget)
Per Buckhøj — Acting (Björn Ironside)
Paul Préboist — Acting

Production

Jerry Bresler — Production
Kirk Douglas — Executive production

Writing

Calder Willingham — Screenwriting
Dale Wasserman — Screenwriting
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Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
11 Jun 1958Checked 30 Sep 2026
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