Not RatedThe Long Ships

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61%

IMDB (3,196 votes)

6.0 /10

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54%
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Play Time: 126 mins
Adventure, Drama
The Long Ships

Overview:
Moorish ruler El Mansuh is determined to locate a massive bell made of gold known as the "Mother of Voices." Viking explorer Rolfe also becomes intent on finding the mythical treasure, and sails with his crew from Scandinavia to Africa to track it down. Reluctantly working together, El Mansuh and Rolfe, along with their men, embark on a quest for the prized object, but only one leader will be able to claim the bell as his own — if it even exists at all.

Status: Released (1964-04-22)
Awards:Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 nomination total
Screen:Berkely Mather, Beverley Cross, Frans G. Bengtsson
Productions: Warwick Film Productions, Avala Film
Production Countries: United Kingdom, Yugoslavia
Spoken Languages: العربية, English
The Long Ships
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Sidney Poitier just about carries his role off, as a Moorish prince obsessed with a mythical great golden bell ("The Mother of All Voices") - reputedly made by monks many years ago. The rest of the cast, however, are fish out of water - Richard Widmark and Russ Tamblyn are not at all ....

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