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The Long Ships (1964)

The Long Ships poster
Directed by
Jack Cardiff
Genre
adventure film, medieval film
Country
Yugoslavia, United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
2h 06m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 63 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Viking chieftain and a Moorish prince both seek a legendary golden bell. They compete and clash across seas and deserts to claim the prize.

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What happens

The Long Ships is a 1964 Anglo-Yugoslav adventure film shot in Technirama directed by Jack Cardiff and starring Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, Russ Tamblyn and Rosanna Schiaffino. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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