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13/08/1999 Adventure, History, Action 1h 43m
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Prey for the living.

Overview

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.

  1. John McTiernan

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Antonio Banderas

    Ahmed Ibh Fahdlan

  2. Diane Venora

    Queen Weilew

  3. Dennis Storhøi

    Herger (Joyous)

  4. Vladimir Kulich

    Buliwyf

  5. Omar Sharif

    Melchisidek

  6. Anders T. Andersen

    Wigliff (King's Son)

  7. Richard Bremmer

    Skeld (Superstitious)

  8. Tony Curran

    Weath (Musician)

  9. Mischa Hausserman

    Rethel (Archer)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-05-16
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 camp is greeted with indifference until a messenger arrives regaling them with horror stories of a terror back home. Their soothsayer advises that thirteen men must return home to combat this evil - b...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$120,000,000.00

Revenue
$61,698,899.00

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