The Long Ships
The Long Ships

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There is a legend about a great bell, called "The Mother of Voices," made of pure gold, three times the size of a man, made by monks many years ago... This is the story told in the marketplace by a Viking called Rolfe. This information finds its way to the Islamic ruler Aly Manush, who is obsessed with finding the bell. But Rolfe claims not to know where the bell is, and escapes, back to his homeland, to convince his father and brother to give him a ship and crew to replace t... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Long Ships:

Richard Widmark
Sidney Poitier
Russ Tamblyn
Rosanna Schiaffino
Oskar Homolka
Edward Judd

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There is a legend about a great bell, called "The Mother of Voices," made of pure gold, three times the size of a man, made by monks many years ago... This is the story told in the marketplace by a Viking called Rolfe. This information finds its way to the Islamic ruler Aly Manush, who is obsessed with finding the bell. But Rolfe claims not to know where the bell is, and escapes, back to his homeland, to convince his father and brother to give him a ship and crew to replace the one he lost - or to help him steal the Death Ship which belongs to the king - because he does know where the bell is...

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Variety - 8/10 by Variety StaffAny attempt to put this into the epic class falls down because of a hodge-podge of a storyline, a mixture of styles and insufficient development of characterization.
Time Out - 6/10 by Trevor JohnstonAwful international Technirama hodge-podge, adapted from a novel by Frank G Bengtsson, in which the Vikings wrestle with the Moors to lay hands on the legendary Golden Bell of St James (rather an anti-climax when it finally appears).
User Review - 10/10 by Jon AA good, if schlocky, view of the Vikings wanderings -- Schlocky or not, I liked it
User Review - 10/10 by Seth Bwell umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch....its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie....i think that beba loncar, clifford evans, colin blakely, david lodge, edward judd, gordon jackson, lionel jeffries, oskar homolka, richard widmark play good roles/parts throughout this movie....i think that the director of this action/adventure/drama/classics movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect thorughout this movie....i think that this is a good movie 2 watch its enjoyable throughout this movie...i think that the fight scenes were pretty kewl throughout this movie
User Review - 10/10 by Bob BLove this movie! Watch out for the Mare of Steel!
User Review - 10/10 by Ste LLoved this film since I was a young child. Now 51 1/2 believe this was the fore runner to today's action films. Yes it's cheesy but so entertaining!
User Review - 8/10 by Van RThe 1964 British-Yugoslavian epic "The Long Ships" with Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier, about a rivalry between Viking seafarers and Moorish swordsmen in search of a giant golden bell, is an entertaining, formulaic, far-fetched load of nonsense with Widmark hamming it up and Poitier playing his Moorish prince, Aly Mansuh, with a straight face through out this 125 minute saga. Director Jack Cardiff started his career as a cinematographer and "The Long Ships" qualifies as a visual spectacle. If you're looking for traditional Vikings wielding broadswords and wearing helmets with horns, then this is not your movie. The sequence where the Monks take the shipwrecked Rolfe (Richard Widmark) in and tell him about the bell was created by long-time James Bond title sequence master Maurice Binder. Irving Allen produced this lusty saga and the budget is big. Dusan Radic's orchestral musical score is memorable. There are lots of fights and the ultimate tortune device called 'the Mare of Steel.' The Mare is a gigantic curved sword, razor-sharp with a horse's head. The victim is sent sliding down it and gets sliced into two pieces. Atmospheric and suspenseful at times. Widmark's Viking complains that everybody believes his lies but nobody believes the truth when he tells it.
User Review - 8/10 by Jacqueline CA guilty pleasure. Vikings vs. Moors in a search for a huge golden bell.
User Review - 8/10 by Douglas NIt was an awesome film. Sidney Poitier is a good actor. However, golden bells do not float.
User Review - 6/10 by Paul DGood historical fantasy adventure in the classic Hollywood style for this time, however there's nothing outstanding about this one.

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