The Vikings on Film: Essays on Depictions of the Nordic Middle Ages

by Kevin J. Harty

Factual and fanciful tales of the Nordic warriors known as Vikings have proven irresistible to filmmakers for nearly a century. Diverse, prominent actors from Kirk Douglas, Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier to Tim Robbins and John Cleese, and noted directors, including Richard Fleischer, Clive Donner and Terry Jones, have all lent their talents to Viking-related films. These fourteen essays on films dealing with the Viking era discuss American, British...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078646044X
• ISBN13: 9780786460441
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher