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The 13th Warrior

Year:

1999

Duration:

102 min

Genres:

Action | Adventure | History

IMDB rate:

6.6

Director:

John McTiernan

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1999-08-27

Filming Locations: Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada

Earnings

Budget: $85,000,000

Opening Weekend: $10,267,756 (USA) (29 August 1999)

Gross: $32,694,788 (USA) (28 November 1999)

Cast

Actor

Character

Mischa Hausserman

Antonio Banderas

Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan

Vladimir Kulich

Buliwyf

Dennis Storhøi

Herger - Joyous (as Dennis Storhoi)

Daniel Southern

Edgtho - Silent

Neil Maffin

Roneth

John DeSantis

Ragnar - Dour (as John Desantis)

Clive Russell

Helfdane - Fat

Oliver Sveinall

Haltaf - Boy

Asbjørn 'Bear' Riis

Halga - Wise (as Asbjorn Riis)

Richard Bremmer

Skeld - Superstitious

Tony Curran

Weath - Musician

Albie Woodington

Hyglak - Quarrelsome

Omar Sharif

Melchisidek

Erick Avari

Caravan Leader (as Eric Avari)

Sven Wollter

King Hrothgar

Diane Venora

Queen Weilew

Anders T. Andersen

Wigliff - King's Son

Maria Bonnevie

Olga

Richard Ooms

One-Eyed Old Man

Dylan Gray Woodley

Screaming Boy

Bjørn Ove Pedersen

Wulfgar - The Boy-Messenger (as Bjorn Ove Pedersen)

Scott Elam

Herald

Ghoncheh Tazmini

Shaharazhad - Arabian Beauty

Joe Bulatti

Shaharazhad's Husband

Mina E. Mina

The Caliph

Mona Storhøi

Sacrificial Woman (as Mona Storhoi)

Turid Balke

Oracle - Old Woman

Suzanne Bertish

Hulda

Susan Willis

Freyda

Yolande Bavan

Wendol Mother Companion

Clare Lapinskie

Wendol Mother

Tarik Batal

Arab Page

Brett Reyez

Caravan Lieutenant

Akesh Gill

Serving Girl

Natalia MacLeod

Serving Girl (as Natalia Mohammed Macleod)

Kaaren de Zilva

Serving Girl (as Kaaren De Zilva)

Layla Alizada

Serving Girl

Sven-Ole Thorsen

Would Be King

Alaina Lander

Sleeping Girl

Jeremy Van der Driesen

Arab General (as Jeremy Van Der Driesen)

Al Hachlaf

Arab General

Brian Jensen

Norseman

Michael Jonsson

Norseman (as Michael Brynjolfson)

Alex Zahara

Norseman

Mark Acheson

Norseman

John 'Bear' Curtis

Norseman (as John Bear Curtis)

Andrew Kavadas

Norseman (as Andrew A. Kavadas)

Gunnar Skjavestad

Norseman On Ship

Malcolm Jolly

Wulfgar Retainer

Owen Walstrom

Wendol Guard

Greg Michaels

Sword Master

Chris Angel

Angus (Red Hair Giant) (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The second part of Ahmed's prayer before the last battle is very similar to the "Confiteor", a prayer used in the Mass of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Originally titled 'Eaters of the Dead', the film went through several re-edits after test audiences did not react well to the initial cut. After re-shooting several key scenes with Michael Crichton taking over as director, the title was changed to 'The 13th Warrior'. The budget, which was originally around $85 million, reportedly soared to more than $110-115 million before principal photography wrapped. With all of the re-shoots and promotional expenses, the total cost of the film was a rumored $160 million.

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Tony Curran who plays Weath, one of the Viking warriors, wears a piece of tartan as part of his costume. Curran was born in Scotland.

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Goofs

During the Angel of Death's "recruitment drive", and just after she announces the 13th warrior must not be a Northman, Herger is standing up and looking at Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan. Just few seconds later, Herger is seen sitting down with a different set of clothing.

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In the scene where the warriors are outside talking in a circle (just after they have met with the king), you can see one of the warriors with a war hammer resting across his shoulders. The scene shows the hammer end up and the spike end down, but in the next shot the ends are reversed, and then back again.

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On the map at the start of the film Baghdad is in the Caucasus between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. In reality it is to the south west of there on the Tigris River.

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Quotes

Herger the Joyous: Did she finish you off or bring you back to life?

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Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan: What do you suppose the potentate of this camp calls himself?

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Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan: They have been... gnawed upon.

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Faq

Will there ever be an extended cut, special edition and/or DVD released containing the original 127 min. version directed by John McTiernan?

So far there has been no interest or annoucement for a alternate DVD release by Disney. Shame too.

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