The Long Ships (1964)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $3,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.645 |
Directed By
Jack Cardiff
Crew
Jack Cardiff
Frans G. Bengtsson
Beverley Cross
Berkely Mather
Irving Allen
Dušan Radić
Geoffrey Foot
Christopher Challis
Denis O'Dell
Vlastimir Gavrik
Zoran Zorčić
Bill Constable
Vlastimir Gavrik
John Hoesli
Zoran Zorčić
Veljko Despotović
Dragoljub Ivkov
Vladislav Lašić
Aleksandar Milović
Miodrag Mirić
Milan Todorović
David Ffolkes
Anthony Mendleson
A.R. Scott
Neville Smallwood
Radmila Todorović
David W. Orton
Milenko Stanković
TOP CAST
Richard Widmark
Rolfe
Sidney Poitier
Aly Mansuh
Russ Tamblyn
Orm
Rosanna Schiaffino
Aminah
Oskar Homolka
Krok
Edward Judd
Sven
Lionel Jeffries
Aziz
Beba Lončar
Gerda
Clifford Evans
King Harald
Gordon Jackson
Vahlin
Colin Blakely
Rhykka
David Lodge
Olla
Henry Oscar
Auctioneer
Paul Stassino
Raschild
Jeanne Moody
Ylva
Talitha Pol
Girl in Harem (uncredited)
Julie Samuel
Girl in Harem (uncredited)
Leonard Rossiter
Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
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