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The Long Ships

Play trailer Poster for The Long Ships 1964,  2h 5m,  Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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Moorish ruler El Mansuh is determined to locate a massive bell made of gold known as the "Mother of Voices." Viking explorer Rolfe also becomes intent on finding the mythical treasure, and sails with his crew from Scandinavia to Africa to track it down. Reluctantly working together, El Mansuh and Rolfe, along with their men, embark on a quest for the prized object, but only one leader will be able to claim the bell as his own -- if it even exists at all.

Critics Reviews

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Variety Staff Variety Apr 23, 2011
Any attempt to put this into the epic class falls down because of a hodge-podge of a storyline, a mixture of styles and insufficient development of characterization. Go to Full Review
Trevor Johnston Time Out Jun 24, 2006
Awful international Technirama hodge-podge, adapted from a novel by Frank G Bengtsson, in which the Vikings wrestle with the Moors to lay hands on the legendary Golden Bell of St James (rather an anti-climax when it finally appears). Go to Full Review
Howard Thompson New York Times May 10, 2005
3/5
A hollow movie and a loud one - but it moves. Go to Full Review
Judith Crist New York Herald Tribune Aug 15, 2022
I choose to think all this was intentional, a straight-faced spoof of all the stuff and nonsense that mythologies are made of -- so straight-faced that it can afford the occasional wisecrack, the here-we-go-again ending. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Mar 31, 2009
C
Treats history as if it were a tale fit for a romper room. Go to Full Review
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Oct 9, 2005
3/5
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Ron S Aug 5, 2017 Loved this film since I was a young child. Now 51 1/2 believe this was the fore runner to today's action films. Yes it's cheesy but so entertaining! See more
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Cast & Crew

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Jack Cardiff

Director

Richard Widmark

Rolfe

Sidney Poitier

Aly Mansuh

Rosanna Schiaffino

Aminah

Russ Tamblyn

Orm

Oscar Homolka

Krok

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The Long Ships

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Movie Info

Synopsis Moorish ruler El Mansuh is determined to locate a massive bell made of gold known as the "Mother of Voices." Viking explorer Rolfe also becomes intent on finding the mythical treasure, and sails with his crew from Scandinavia to Africa to track it down. Reluctantly working together, El Mansuh and Rolfe, along with their men, embark on a quest for the prized object, but only one leader will be able to claim the bell as his own -- if it even exists at all.
Director
Jack Cardiff
Producer
Irving Allen
Screenwriter
Beverley Cross, Berkely Mather
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 26, 2010
Runtime
2h 5m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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