The Viking

1928
Passed
1h 30m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

MA NOTE

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6,6/10

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Rôles principaux18

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Donald Crisp

Leif Ericsson

Pauline Starke

Helga Nilsson

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

Claire McDowell

Lady Editha
(as Claire MacDowell)

Julia Swayne Gordon

Thorhild

Iron Eyes Cody

Indian
(uncredited)

Frank Ellis

Man Who Gives Sword to Alwin
(uncredited)

Eugene McDonald

Minor Role
(uncredited)

Francis McDonald

Viking Friend of Leif
(uncredited)

Lon Poff

Friar Slain by Vikings
(uncredited)

Angelo Rossitto

Viking Dwarf
(uncredited)

Dick Sutherland

Viking
(uncredited)

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Histoire

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Anecdotes
When the film opened at the Embassy Theatre in New York City on November 28, 1928, it was still silent and was accompanied by a live orchestral accompaniment. In December 1928 a musical score was recorded, sound-on-disc, and this version was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in 1929.

Gaffes
Viking women neither shaved their underarms nor wore the strapless bustiers.

Citations
Title Card: A thousand years ago, long before any white man set foot on the American shore, Viking sea rovers sailed out of the north and down the waterways of the world. These were men of might, who laughed in the teeth of the tempest, and leaped into battle with a song. Plundering - ravaging - they raided the coast of Europe - until the whole world trembled at the very name - THE VIKING.

Générique farfelu
The title card bills the three stars in the order Pauline Starke [top billing], Donald Crisp [second billing], and Le Roy Mason [third billing]. But the opening credits end with "The Players" listed in the order: first "Leif Erickson ... Donald Crisp," second "Helga . . . Pauline Starke, third "Alwin . . . Le Roy Mason," etc. The characters appear on screen in the order Alwin, Helga, and Leif Erickson.

Connexions
Featured in New England Legends: Creepy Christmas (2019)

Bandes originales
Die Walküre
(1870) (uncredited)
Written by Richard Wagner
Excerpts incorporated into the score

Commentaires des utilisateurs14

Commentaire en vedette

6/10

Two-strip Technicolor at its finest.

There are so many two-strip Technicolor features lost (Laurel and Hardy's The Rogue Song (1930) comes to mind) or just partially intact, that it was a pleasure to see one that seems not only intact (with no black and white inserts) but also as beautiful as originally released. This film is not colorized, as is often done with early black and white films; it was filmed in color, but without the yellow component that was added in the mid 30's that most of us know as Technicolor. As a result, the reds, blues and browns look pretty good, but you will notice the yellows and greens look a bit off color. Still, it is a great example of the process and worth seeing for that reason alone. But there are also some good action sequences that are sure to please lovers of that genre. I also enjoyed the backdrop of the plot; that of Leif Ericsson sailing west to discover America in the 12th century.