{"id":49547,"date":"2020-07-25T14:56:12","date_gmt":"2020-07-25T21:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49547"},"modified":"2020-11-27T09:48:10","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T16:48:10","slug":"vikings-the-1958","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49547","title":{"rendered":"Vikings, The (1958)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I want her to fight me tooth and nail &#8212; the first time I take her, and the last!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Poster-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-49548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Poster-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Poster.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn aggressive Viking king (Ernest Borgnine) sires an illegitimate British son (Tony Curtis) and a legitimate heir (Kirk Douglas), both of whom fall in love with and fight over a beautiful Welsh princess (Janet Leigh).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ernest Borgnine Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Janet Leigh Films<\/li>\n<li>Kirk Douglas Films<\/li>\n<li>Richard Fleischer Films<\/li>\n<li>Royalty and Nobility<\/li>\n<li>Slavery<\/li>\n<li>Tony Curtis Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nKirk Douglas produced and starred in this epic Technicolor adventure tale (directed by Richard Fleischer) featuring stunning on-location footage in Norway, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fort-la-Latte\">Fort-la-Latte<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lim_(Croatia)\">Lim Bay<\/a>. The film did well at the box office, and it&#8217;s easy to see how audiences were drawn in by the colorful costumes, historic sets, gorgeous outdoor locales, romantic entanglements, and plenty of violent scenes (including Douglas&#8217;s character having his eye picked out by a hawk). The script is serviceable, if overly focused on Leigh&#8217;s &#8220;virtue&#8221; and a tad too full of hoary language: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Love and hate are two horns on the same goat.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;If he wasn&#8217;t fathered by the black ram in the full of the moon, my name is not Ragnar.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;If my soul is content to be heathen and your&#8217;s content to be Christian, let&#8217;s not question flesh for wanting to remain flesh.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But viewers who enjoy this type of spectacle will likely be pleased, and Jack Cardiff&#8217;s gorgeous cinematography makes it easy on the eyes.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jack Cardiff&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Cinematography2-1024x441.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"276\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-49549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Cinematography2-1024x441.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Cinematography2-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Cinematography2-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Cinematography2-768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Cinematography2-1536x662.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Cinematography2.png 1673w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Cinematography3-1024x440.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"275\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-49550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Cinematography3-1024x440.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Cinematography3-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Cinematography3-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Cinematography3-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Cinematography3-1536x660.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Cinematography3.png 1673w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Impressive sets and historical recreations<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Sets.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Sets-1024x447.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"279\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-49551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Sets-1024x447.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Sets-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Sets-128x56.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Sets-768x336.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Sets-1536x671.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Sets.png 1659w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Sets3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Sets3-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-49552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Sets3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Sets3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Sets3-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Sets3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Sets3-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vikings-Sets3-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a one-time look for the impressive cinematography and sets. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0052365\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/17833\/the-vikings#articles-reviews?articleId=202834\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1958\/06\/12\/archives\/norse-opera.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/the-vikings\/review\/122113\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I want her to fight me tooth and nail &#8212; the first time I take her, and the last!&#8221; Synopsis: An aggressive Viking king (Ernest Borgnine) sires an illegitimate British son (Tony Curtis) and a legitimate heir (Kirk Douglas), both of whom fall in love with and fight over a beautiful Welsh princess (Janet Leigh). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Ernest Borgnine Films Historical Drama Janet Leigh Films Kirk Douglas Films Richard Fleischer Films Royalty and Nobility Slavery Tony Curtis&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49547\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49547"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49547\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55268,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49547\/revisions\/55268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}