The Viking (1928)

Passed  |   |  Action, Adventure, History  |  2 November 1928 (USA)
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Vikings compete for power and the love of a woman.

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(as R. William Neill)

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(screen play), (based on the novel by: "The Thrall of Leif the Lucky"), 1 more credit »
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LeRoy Mason ...
Alwin
Anders Randolf ...
Eric the Red (as Anders Randolph)
Richard Alexander ...
Sigurd
Harry Woods ...
Egil (as Harry Lewis Woods)
Albert MacQuarrie ...
Kark
Roy Stewart ...
King Olaf
Torben Meyer ...
Odd
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Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell)
Julia Swayne Gordon ...
Thorhild
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Yes, it's true, an all color silent movie! The title refers to Leif Ericsson, who leaves Norway to search for new lands west of Greenland. On the way he vies for the love of Helga with his companion Egil and Alwin, an English slave. More conflict arises when he stops at the colony of his father (Eric the Red) in Greenland, for Leif has converted to Christianity, which his father hates. He also has to deal with the unrest of his crew, who fear falling off the edge of the Earth. Written by Robert Tonsing <rtonsing@vvm.com>

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Here is presented the latest picture marvel - the first full-length screen play entirely in beautiful Technicolor! (Herald). See more »


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Release Date:

2 November 1928 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Die Teufel der Nordsee  »

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Budget:

$325,000 (estimated)
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Sound Mix:

(music score and sound effects)

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(2-strip Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1
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Helga finds her slave (the captured English noble Lord Alwin) reading a book that is clearly a typeset, printed volume - 450 years before Gutenberg invents the printing press. See more »

Quotes

Leif Ericsson: Helga Nilsson - you should know better than to whip a man like that!
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Soundtracks

Sigurd Jorsalfar (suite), Op.56
by Edvard Grieg (1892)
[Excerpts heard throughout score]
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An unknown little gem
21 July 2001 | by (Pittsburgh, PA USA) – See all my reviews

Donald Crisp was an extremely prolific actor in sound films. What many people don't know is that he made even more silent films (as actor and director) than sound films. In The Viking, he plays Leif Ericsson, who plans his greatest adventure, to go beyond Greenland and explore for new lands.

A strikingly handsome LeRoy Mason plays Lord Alwin, an English noble. His castle is attacked by the Vikings early in the film, his family scattered, and he is made a slave.

The lovely Pauline Starke plays Helga Nilsson, who is a spunky Nordic gal who is loved by Leif, Alwin, and... well let's not give away too much of the story here.

What makes this film charming and somewhat unique is that it came at the end of the silent era, when camera technique was at its height. It is also filmed in primitive technicolor. The early technicolor process did not render true color as we know it today. The muted shades of the film actually help to make the historic subject matter of the film more remote, as though one were actually watching something that happened long, long ago.

The version of this film that I saw had sound effects, and a symphonic musical score that mixed new music with lots of Richard Wagner at climactic moments. It all worked very well.

It's amazing to me that this very entertaining film is almost unknown today.


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