Erik the Viking
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Erik the Viking

A Middle Ages Crisis.

5.9 / 10 1989 1h 47mPG-13 English
AdventureFantasyComedy

Storyline

Erik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnorok and allow his people to see sunlight again. A Pythonesque satire of Viking life.

Cast & Crew

Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

Erik

Lead
Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Erik's Grandfather

Eartha Kitt

Eartha Kitt

Freya

Terry Jones

Terry Jones

King Arnulf

Imogen Stubbs

Imogen Stubbs

Princess Aud

John Cleese

John Cleese

Halfdan the Black

Tsutomu Sekine

Tsutomu Sekine

Slavemaster

Antony Sher

Antony Sher

Loki

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Terry Jones's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Erik the Viking is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker