The Viking Queen
| The Viking Queen | |
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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (U.S.) | |
Release date | 25 March 1967 |
Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £411,000[1] |
The Viking Queen is a 1967 Hammer adventure film directed by Don Chaffey and starring Don Murray. It is set in Roman Britain.
The title of the film caused much confusion, because there are no Norse Vikings in the movie. However, there is another meaning of the word "viking": a raider or plunderer, of which there are many such characters in this film. In addition, "viking" was understood internationally, having been recently used in other film titles.[2]
Plot summary
According to her father's wishes, Queen Salina agrees to share the rule of Icena with Justinian, a
The plot combines elements of life of the historic queen Boudica (featuring the Iceni tribe, combat chariots) with elements seemingly drawn from Vincenzo Bellini's opera Norma, though that is set in Gaul, and William Shakespeare's King Lear.[2]
Cast
- Don Murray as Justinian
- Caritaas Salina
- Donald Houston as Maelgan
- Andrew Keir as Octavian
- Adrienne Corri as Beatrice
- Niall MacGinnis as Tiberian
- Wilfrid Lawson as King Priam
- Nicola Pagett as Talia
- Percy Herbert as Catus
- Patrick Troughton as Tristram
- Sean Caffrey as Fergus
- Denis Shaw as Osiris
- Philip O'Flynn as Merchant
- Brendan Matthews as Nigel
- Gerry Alexander as Fabian
- Patrick Gardiner as Benedict
- Paul Murphy as Dalon, Maelgan's Son
- Arthur O'Sullivan as Old Man at Tax-Enquiry
- Cecil Sheridan as Shopkeeper at Protest Gathering
- Anna Manahan as Shopkeeper's Wife
- Nita Lorraine as Nubian Slave Girl
Production
The film was budgeted at £350,000 and went over budget by £61,000.[1]
During filming in Ireland, Patrick Troughton, who was playing the part of Tristram, was offered the role of the Second Doctor in Doctor Who. Eventually, he accepted.
Reception
The Viking Queen was given mixed reviews on its original release while it performed poorly at the box office.[4]
For a much later television screening, David Parkinson in the
Box Office
According to Fox records, the film needed to earn $1,625,000 in rentals to break even and made $835,000, meaning it made a loss.[7]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-8457-6185-1
- ^ ISBN 978-1-137-29959-8.
- ^ Adapted from "The Viking Queen (1967)" by Jeremy Perkins. IMDb. Accessed 25 July 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-8576-8117-1
- ^ David Parkinson. "The Viking Queen". RadioTimes.
- ^ "The Viking Queen". TV Guide.
- ISBN 0-8184-0485-X.
External links
- The Viking Queen at IMDb
- The Viking Queen at the TCM Movie Database
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