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Erik the Viking
“A Middle Ages Crisis.”
5.9 / 10• 1989• 1h 47m•PG-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
Erik
Lead
Mickey Rooney
Erik's Grandfather
Eartha Kitt
Freya
Terry Jones
King Arnulf
Imogen Stubbs
Princess Aud
John Cleese
Halfdan the Black
Tsutomu Sekine
Slavemaster
Antony Sher
Loki
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Terry Jones's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Erik the Viking is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
