Rotten
Any attempt to put this into the epic class falls down because of a hodge-podge of a storyline, a mixture of styles and insufficient development of characterization.
Variety Staff, Variety
The Long Ships
The Viking adventurers who challenged the seas... and conquered the world!
1964 · 2h 6m · N/A
Adventure, Drama
Directed by
Jack Cardiff
Overview
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
50%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Awful international Technirama hodge-podge, adapted from a novel by Frank G Bengtsson, in which the Vikings wrestle with the Moors to lay hands on the legendary Golden Bell of St James (rather an anti-climax when it finally appears).
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Fresh
A hollow movie and a loud one - but it moves.
Howard Thompson, New York Times
Fresh
Has impossible acting, a preposterous script, some eminently seeworthy ship reconstructions, and more enjoyable bloody foolishness than many an epic costing three times as much.
TIME Magazine
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