[Regia-NA] Film "The Vikings" trivia.

[rmhowe]

JAMES REVELLS wrote:

> The book (by Frans Gunnar Bengtsson) "The Long Ships" was based on was 
> much better as I remember (time to dig out my copy & re-read it, it's 
> been 35 or so years since I last read it about the time it came out on TV).

I think I may have that novel somewhere. Never did get around to
reading it. They are so much fun when they acidify and burn your
eyes in their last decades... good luck if it is a paperback.

There are an amazing number of us grayhairs on this list.
At least we didn't grow up fixated on PacMan.
Richard Greene, Tyrone Power, Yul Brynner, Errol Flynn etc
just seem so much better.

> Pax,
> Olaf
> ----- Original Message -----
> 
>>> Truly bizarre was the sequel, The Longships,
>>
>>
>> Not a sequel, even if Richard Widmark seemed to be channeling Kirk.

You're right. I was thinking it had some of the same actors,
but now that you mention it....

I loved the ships scenes too.

Magnus


  I
>> just got the DVD at a special price; and even though most of it was 
>> silly beyond belief, the scenes of the ships themselves were 
>> surprising well done. Not enough to be pay the full price, but still 
>> pretty neat in widescreen!
>>
>> Folo/Folki (film geek)