The Long Ships (1964)
The Viking adventurers who challenged the seas... and conquered the world!
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.
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Richard WidmarkRolfe
Sidney PoitierAly Mansuh
Russ TamblynOrm
Rosanna SchiaffinoAminah
Oskar HomolkaKrok
Edward JuddSven
Lionel JeffriesAziz
Beba LončarGerda
Clifford EvansKing Harald
Gordon JacksonVahlin
Colin BlakelyRhykka
David LodgeOllaKeywords
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What is The Long Ships about?
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.
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The Long Ships has a runtime of 126 minutes.
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