The Long Ships

"The Viking adventurers who challenged the seas... and conquered the world!"

Jun 24 1964 Not Rated 2h 6m
Adventure, Drama, History

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.

Plot

There is a legend about a great bell, called "The Mother of Voices," made of pure gold, three times the size of a man, made by monks many years ago... This is the story told in the marketplace by a Viking called Rolfe. This information finds its way to the Islamic ruler Aly Manush, who is obsessed with finding the bell. But Rolfe claims not to know where the bell is, and escapes, back to his homeland, to convince his father and brother to give him a ship and crew to replace the one he lost - or to help him steal the Death Ship which belongs to the king - because he does know where the bell is...

Written by

Berkely Mather, Beverley Cross, Frans G. Bengtsson

Directed by

Jack Cardiff

Cast

Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, Russ Tamblyn

Crew

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Production Countries

Yugoslavia, United Kingdom

Production Companies

Avala Film, Warwick Film Productions

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 nomination total

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