The Viking Sagas
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Directed by | Michael Chapman |
Written by | Dale Herd Michael Chapman Paul R. Gurian |
Produced by | Paul R. Gurian Tim Van Rellim Snorri Þórisson |
Starring | Ralf Möller Sven-Ole Thorsen Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir Hinrik Ólafsson Þórir Waagfjörð Hans Martin Stier |
Cinematography | Dean Lent |
Edited by | Lawrence Jordan |
Music by | George S. Clinton |
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Running time | 83 minutes (uncut) |
Countries | United States Iceland |
Language | English |
The Viking Sagas is a 1995 American action drama film, directed by Michael Chapman and starring Ralf Möller and Sven-Ole Thorsen. It is heavily inspired by the Njáls saga, through it features an original plot. It was largely shot on Iceland with a mostly Icelandic cast.
Plot
The story takes place in Iceland around the height of the Viking Age, where a young man, Kjartan (Ralf Möller), must defeat a horde of evil Vikings, intent on taking over his father's land and stealing his girlfriend Gudrun (Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir) from him too. To help him in this task, Kjartan seeks help from the older Viking Warrior Gunnar (Sven-Ole Thorsen), who trains him to become a fierce fighter, and later aids him in his quest against his archenemy Ketil (Hinrik Ólafsson).
Cast
- Ralf Möller as Kjartan
- Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir as Gudrun
- Sven-Ole Thorsen as Gunnar
- Þórir Waagfjörð as Bolli
- Hinrik Ólafsson as Ketil (as Hinrik Ólafson)
- Jón Baldvinsson as Thord the Strong
- Gunnar Eyjólfsson as Eirik the White
- Rúrik Haraldsson as Magnus the lawgiver
- Bjørn Floberg as Sighvat
- Raimund Harmstorf as Valgard
- Egill Ólafsson as Hrut the bowman
- Magnús Ólafsson as Bjorn
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