The long ships 1964 the long ships 1964 was released as the popularity of the historical epic genre was on the wane. It stars richard widmark as rolfe, a viking captain who loses his ship and men to a storm in the beginning and is rescued by christian monks where he hears the story of gold looted by the. In 1961, director mario bava rabid dogs, kill baby kill turned his hand to the historical adventure genre, capitalising on the recent success of 1958s kirk douglas vehicle the vikings. Jack nitzsche theme from the long ships reprise 0285 duration. I do not own this music or anything else that has to do with the film or the novel by frans. Inspired by the success of the vikings 1958 starring kirk douglas and tony curtis, producer irving allen acquired film rights to swedish writer frans bengtssons novel the long ships, an actionadventure about the rivalry between a norse adventurer and a moorish sheik over. Tickertape tt 3007 country luxembourg format cd release date 1998 upn 7619927230075.
Rolfe tells others sailors of the mother of voices, a mammoth bell made of gold and as tall as three men, but he adds enough incorrect details to throw them off the. A viking epic starring poitier as a moorish chieftain and widmark as a viking adventurer who butt heads during a search for the golden bell of st. The long ships 1964 was released as the popularity of the historical epic genre was on the wane. The greatest viking adventure of them all in this elaborately mounted seafaring adventure, rolfe richard widmark is a viking leader with the cunning and devious mind of a pirate. The long ships 1964 posted on june, 20 by dustedoff. In this elaborately mounted seafaring adventure, rolfe richard widmark is a viking leader with the cunning and devious mind of a pirate. April 25, 2017 alan royle movies 27 the long ships was a somewhat lame britishyugoslavian joint venture, shot around belgrade over six months in 19634. This is a historical novel of adventure put into the production of a movie and worthy of a place in a dvd collection. Rent the long ships 1964 starring richard widmark and sidney poitier on dvd and bluray. Especially the presentation of the viking long boats and dress of the moors. A household name in scandinavian literature since its publication during world war ii, the title the long ships is recognizable to englishspeakers, if at all, from a tenuously related 1964 epic with sidney poitier. The long ships was a somewhat lame britishyugoslavian joint venture, shot around belgrade over six months in 19634.
The film depicts a heavily fictionalised version of operation frankton, the december 1942 raid on german cargo shipping by british royal marines, when special boat service commandos infiltrated bordeaux harbour using folding kayaks. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. The film will shoot in 2016 in danish, swedish and other scandinavian languages. By activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts. The fact that it also starred sidney poitieran actor whom i particularly admirewas an added attraction. Including approaches, the brooklyn bridge is a total of 6,016 feet 1,834 m long when measured between the curbs at park row in manhattan and sands street in brooklyn. The list of ship commissionings in 1964 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1964. The long ships was a film i wanted to watch primarily because i like historicals. Dust jacket is unclipped but has repairs, loss at spine ends, in a clear film protective sleeve. This is the fantastic opening theme music to the 1963 britishyugoslavian viking film, the long ships. The long ships original trailer featuring sydney poitier. The long ships 1964 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Xvid standard definition movies, that were made last century, ripped from a retail source dvdrip, bdrip, excluding r5 dvdrips.
In the long ships, 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 and this is the story told in the marketplace by a norseman called rolfe richard widmark, a man who has lost his ship and crew. The long ships will be made as one or two feature films and as a fourpart tv series. This is a good watch film the soundtrack stays with you long after the film has finished good classic. Initially, robert taylor was lined up to play rolfe, the norse leader of a gaggle of seafarers bent on finding a huge golden bell known as the mother of voices, but when that idea fell through the producers fixed upon george peppard as his replacement. The long ships is a 1964 angloyugoslav adventure film shot in technirama directed by jack cardiff and stars richard widmark, sidney poitier and russ tamblyn. To this end, producer irving allen hired cinematographerturned director jack cardiff from that film, but made the picture in yugoslavia to save money. With richard widmark, sidney poitier, russ tamblyn, rosanna schiaffino. The long ships is a sometimesinteresting, alwaysfun total botch, an attempt to repeat the success of richard fleischer and kirk douglas the vikings of several years previous. The long ships also features russ tamblyn and oscar homolka. Hear classic music from the long ships, 1964, directed by jack cardiff, with richard widmark, sidney poitier, rosanna schiaffino, at tcm. The long ships is a 1964 angloyugoslav adventure film shot in technirama directed by jack. It turned out to be an odd sort of film, caught somewhere between history and fantasy. James, cast from gold looted from saracens by crusaders.
The films writer tobias lindholm last wrote the commune and a war krigen. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The long ships 1964 stream and watch online moviefone. Bengtssons novel the long ships, as it retains little more than the title of the english translation and the moorish setting the plot is set in the 10th century and concerns several. A viking and a persian prince become unlikely allies to find a fabled golden bell. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Rent the long ships 1964 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. To provide sufficient clearance for shipping in the east river, the brooklyn bridge incorporates long approach viaducts on either end to raise it from low ground on both shores. Operator ship flag class and type pennant other notes january rederi ab vikinglinjen. The book portrays the political situation of europe in the later viking age. Released 1964, the long ships stars richard widmark, sidney poitier, rosanna schiaffino, russ tamblyn the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 5 min, and received a score of out of 100 on.
The long ships 1964 not rated 2h 6min adventure, drama, history 24 june 1964 usa a vagabond viking adventurer and a moor both compete to find the mother of all voices, a legendary golden bell near the pillars of hercules. The long ships original trailer featuring sydney poitier as. The long ships 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The long ships is a 1964 americanbritishyugoslav adventure film shot in technirama and directed by jack cardiff, who was the cinematographer of the vikings. Image result for the long ships movie sidney poitier. The monks took him in and nursed him never asking him his name or his country.
Za potrebe filma izgradeno je vikinsko naselje koje je dugo vremena plijenilo paznju turista i. Sidney poitier, richard widmark, rosanna schiaffino, oscar homolka, jack cardiff, irving allen, warwick film productions, limited. However, aly mansuh sidney poitier, the leader of a group of ambitious moors, sees through rolfes story, and soon the two are in a breakneck race to be the first to capture the precious bell. The long ships 1964 ive been a fan of the 1963 viking film the long ships for several years and i thought id mention it to see if anyone else likes it. The films director hans petter moland last directed a somewhat gentle man. The long ships is a rollicking, actionpacked viking adventure saga starring richard widmark best supporting actor oscar r nominee, kiss of death, 1947 and sidney poitier oscarrwinning best actor, lilies of the field, 1963. The cockleshell heroes is a 1955 british technicolor war film with trevor howard, anthony newley, christopher lee, david lodge and jose ferrer, who also directed. A look at the the long ships behindthescenes crew and production team.