The 13th Warrior (1999)

Movie Details

Original Title The 13th Warrior

Original Language EN

Budget $120,000,000

Revenue $61,698,899

Status Released

Popularity 3.0

Cast

Antonio Banderas

Ahmed Ibh Fahdlan

Popularity: 5.9

Diane Venora

Queen Weilew

Popularity: 1.5

Dennis Storhøi

Herger (Joyous)

Popularity: 1.5

Vladimir Kulich

Buliwyf

Popularity: 2.4

Omar Sharif

Melchisidek

Popularity: 4.5

Anders T. Andersen

Wigliff (King's Son)

Popularity: 0.8

Richard Bremmer

Skeld (Superstitious)

Popularity: 4.5

Tony Curran

Weath (Musician)

Popularity: 3.2

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Mischa Hausserman

Rethel (Archer)

Popularity: 0.2

Neil Maffin

Roneth

Popularity: 0.9

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Asbjørn 'Bear' Riis

Halga (Wise)

Popularity: 0.8

Clive Russell

Helfdane (Fat)

Popularity: 0.8

Key Crew

Screenplay Warren Lewis, William Wisher

Director John McTiernan

Producer Ned Dowd, John McTiernan, Michael Crichton

Executive Producer Andrew G. Vajna, Ethan Dubrow

Editor John Wright

Production

Touchstone Pictures

Crichton/McTiernan Productions

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Keywords

witch epic mission based on novel or book kingdom arabian village cave horse defence scandinavia vikings (norsemen) bagdad deception sword fight historical fiction barbarian fictional war demon combat

Reviews from TMDB

Wuchak 6/10

Apr 26, 2021

**_Good Viking Adventure -- Could've Been Great_** The story of "The 13th Warrior" (1999) comes from Michael Crichton's novel "The Eaters of the Dead" which combines the legend of Beowulf with a historical account of an Arab diplomat who meets and dwells with the Vikings after being banished from ... Read more

The Movie Mob 9/10

Aug 19, 2022

**Overall: Ignore the reviews. The 13th Warrior is the best Viking epic of all time!** The greatest historical Viking battle epic you never heard of. Just like Jurassic Park and Westworld, The 13th Warrior is based on a Michael Crichton book and boasts an incredible action director, John McTierna ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10

May 16, 2023

This is my kind of film, and so despite that rather dodgy casting of Antonio Banderas - indeed, the pretty ropey casting throughout - I still rather enjoyed it. Banderas is a gentle poet whose eye wanders at the court of the Caliph. That earns him a new job as ambassador to the Northmen and so off h ... Read more