The Long Ships Movie Review 1964

Silly Viking saga finds brothers Rolfe (Widmark) and Orm (Tamblyn) stealing a ship and heading off in search of a solid-gold bell. Among their trials are a mutinous crew and battling Moorish Prince El Mansuh (Poitier). Something to be left off the resume.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS
Running time 125 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Sail Away, Big-Budget Bombs, Vikings

Screenplay

Beverley Cross, Berkely Mather

Cast

Richard Widmark, Russ Tamblyn, Sidney Poitier, Oscar Homolka, Rosanna Schiaffino, Beba Loncar, Lionel Jeffries, Edward Judd

Cinematography

Christopher Challis

Director

Jack Cardiff

Music

Dusan Radic

Producer

Irving Allen, Columbia Pictures