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Actors: Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Ernest Borgnine, James Donald
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Vikings |
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THE VIKINGS is a movie produced by Kirk Douglas and directed by Richard Fleischer in 1958.
Ragnar, the King of the Vikings, is the father of Tony Curtis, english Queen Enid's son, but he doesn't know it since it was a rape that established him as Tony's father. Baby Tony is captured by the Vikings while sent to an italian monastery. 20 years later, Tony Curtis has become a slave and a Viking at heart. And he has gained the hate of his brother Kirk Douglas. Now Ragnar decides to kidnap Janet Leigh, the King of England's bride, in order to ransom the King Aella. But Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis both fall in love with her. Curtis escapes with Leigh from the Norwegian fjords. Kirk Douglas is not happy.
One of the best adventure movies ever shot. In location.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Vikings |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- middle ages
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminal falls in love with victim
- rescuing from kidnappers
Escape/Rescue?
- escape/rescue from kidnapper(s)
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- slave
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) muscular
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Scandinavian
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Unclothed?
- very tight clothes
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Scandinavian
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
- Scandinavia
Water?
Yes
Water:
- warship
- drowning
- lost at sea
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
- castle
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Any profanity?
- None
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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