The Vikings

a film by Richard Fleischer

Then his Father built a warship Saying: ‘Let’s go raiding, Chums! Although guess who isn’t in The crew — no matter who else comes!’ Terry Jones, Algernon the Viking

With the notable exception of clean-shaved Einar played, naturally, by Kirk Douglas, the Vikings of this movie look very much like Peter Jackson’s dwarfs inhabiting some sort of Hobbiton. (OK, it was filmed on location in Norway. So what? So were Dune and The Empire Strikes Back.) The plot is a bit random; here’s the summary, once again, courtesy of Terry Jones:

Well the Vikings were victorious, And they held a Victory Tea.

The best line is by Bridget (Dandy Nichols): “Mine isn’t too tight”; the silliest one is by Morgana (Janet Leigh), directed to Einar and referring to Eric (Tony Curtis; you know the guy): “He is your brother”, sadly not followed by “Nooo!”. Of course, what Janet really meant was “he is my husband”.