The Long Ships (1964) on Netflix
Viking adventurer Rolfe claims he heard the Mother of Voices, a golden bell of legend, when his ship went down off Africa. Moorish king Aly Mansuh wants the bell too.
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Plot summary
Rolfe returns home and tells his father Krok and Orm, his brother, that he truly heard the Mother of Voices, a golden bell of legend, the night his ship was wrecked off Africa. Krok has used his whole fortune on a funeral ship for King Harald, who refuses to repay him, citing an outstanding debt. Since Harald still lives, the vessel is not yet the king's, so Rolfe and Orm seize it and hire Vikings as its crew. To stop Harald from taking revenge on Krok, Rolfe also carries off the king's daughter. Moors capture the Norse on the Barbary Coast. Aly Mansuh, who has collected every account of the bell, demands to know where it lies, and his favorite wife Aminah urges him to use the longship for the search.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Long Ships (1964)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- George Peppard was offered a lead in the Viking adventure for $200,000 but said no because the shoot meant spending six months in Yugoslavia.
- The American Legion attacked the film for being made in Yugoslavia, condemning it together with Lancelot and Guinevere as immoral and damaging to American interests.
