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Release Date: 1989

Cast: Jim Broadbent, Antony Sher, Mickey Rooney, Samantha Bond, John Cleese, Gary Cady, Freddie Jones, Neil Innes, John Gordon Sinclair, Richard Ridings, Terry Jones, Tim McInnerny ...MORE

Cast: Jim Broadbent, Antony Sher, Mickey Rooney, Samantha Bond, John Cleese, Gary Cady, Freddie Jones, Neil Innes, John Gordon Sinclair, Richard Ridings, Terry Jones, Tim McInnerny, Eartha Kitt, Imogen Stubbs, Tim Robbins ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Costume Drama, Indie, Action/Adventure, Satire, Comedy, Parody, Adventure, Fantasy, Fantasy Adventure

Erik the Viking is a 1989 feature film written and directed by Terry Jones. The film was inspired by Jones's children's book The Saga of Erik the Viking (1983), but the plot is completely different. Jones also appears in the film as King Arnulf. The film is based largely upon Norse mythology. In the film's opening scene Erik (Tim Robbins), a young Viking, discovers that he has no taste for rape and pillage, and suffers guilt over the death of Helga (Samantha Bond), an innocent woman. Erik learns from the wise woman Freya (Eartha Kitt) that Fenrir the wolf has swallowed the sun, plunging... MORE

Erik the Viking is a 1989 feature film written and directed by Terry Jones. The film was inspired by Jones's children's book The Saga of Erik the Viking (1983), but the plot is completely different. Jones also appears in the film as King Arnulf. The film is based largely upon Norse mythology. In the film's opening scene Erik (Tim Robbins), a young Viking, discovers that he has no taste for rape and pillage, and suffers guilt over the death of Helga (Samantha Bond), an innocent woman. Erik learns from the wise woman Freya (Eartha Kitt) that Fenrir the wolf has swallowed the sun, plunging the world into the grip of the age of Ragnarök. Erik resolves to travel to Asgard to petition the gods to end Ragnarök. Freya informs him that to do so he must seek the Horn Resounding in the land of Hy-Brasil. The first note blown upon the Horn will take Erik and his crew to Asgard, the second will awaken the gods, and the third will bring the crew home. Keitel Blacksmith (Gary Cady) and his underling Loki (Antony Sher) are opposed to Erik's plan, because peace would end the demand for Keitel's swords. Keitel joins Erik's crew, hoping to sabotage Erik's plans. Halfdan the Black (John Cleese) joins LESS