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The 13th Warrior (1999)

R  |   |  Action, Adventure, History  |  27 August 1999 (USA)
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A man, having fallen in love with the wrong woman, is sent by the sultan himself on a diplomatic mission to a distant land as an ambassador. Stopping at a Viking village port to restock on supplies, he finds himself unwittingly embroiled on a quest to banish a mysterious threat in a distant Viking land.

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Queen Weilew
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Herger - Joyous (as Dennis Storhoi)
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Anders T. Andersen ...
Wigliff - King's Son
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Skeld - Superstitious
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Weath - Musician
Mischa Hausserman ...
Rethel - Archer
Neil Maffin ...
Roneth
Asbjørn 'Bear' Riis ...
Halga - Wise (as Asbjorn Riis)
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Helfdane - Fat
Daniel Southern ...
Edgtho - Silent
Oliver Sveinall ...
Haltaf - Boy
Sven Wollter ...
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Storyline

In AD 922, Arab courtier Ahmad Ibn Fadlan accompanies a party of Vikings to the barbaric North. Ibn Fadlan is appalled by the Vikings customs-- their wanton sexuality, their disregard for cleanliness, their cold-blooded human sacrifices. And then he learns the horrifying truth: he has been enlisted to combat a terror that slaughters the Vikings and devours their flesh. Written by <surge@discoverynet.com>

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Rated R for bloody battles and carnage | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

27 August 1999 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Eaters of the Dead  »

Box Office

Budget:

$85,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$10,267,756 (USA) (27 August 1999)

Gross:

SGD 716,180 (Singapore) (10 December 1999)
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Trivia

The Buliwyf's dog name is Rekkae (played by Connor). See more »

Goofs

When Buliwyf, in the scene where the 13 are selected says: "I will be the first man", he is speaking in a strange Scandinavian dialect, saying: "Jeg er være første mand" (written in Danish), meaning: "I am will be the first man". See more »

Quotes

[Ahmed rushes out of the butchered farmhouse and vomits]
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan: They have been... gnawed upon.
Herger the Joyous: It is said, they eat the dead.
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Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #23.1 (2000) See more »

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A rare but good Viking movie.
6 May 2002 | by (Bedfordshire,England) – See all my reviews

I was thinking while watching this movie, why are there hardly any viking movies made? There is a good recipe for an action movie with Vikings what with the fighting,raping and pilliging and the 13th Warrior is a good action movie, although the Vikings are the good guys in this. Antonio Banderes plays an arab who is picked to fight as a warrior against an unknown race of people who attacked a village of Vikings. This has the feel of the Seventh Samarai of the Magnifiscent Seven ,the few oppressed against the many. While this film has nothing it it to make it a brilliant film it is very watchable and i would advise you to watch this if you are into war/action/adventure movies. 7 out of 10.


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