The Long Ships (1964)

1964 • 125 minutes
4.6
27 reviews
54%
Tomatometer
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A Viking epic starring Poitier as a Moorish chieftain and Widmark as a Viking adventurer who butt heads during a search for the golden bell of St. James, cast from gold looted from Saracens by Crusaders. The adventurer finds love and is captured by a Moorish sheik. (Original TItle - The Long Ships (1964)) © 1963, renewed 1991 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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4.6
27 reviews
Howard Blakley
January 7, 2022
I concur with these reviews. It's the first movie I recall from the 60's to refer to the Muslim culture respectfully. Most Americans have no idea of the contributions of Islamic culture since 711 C.E.
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A Google user
March 23, 2018
I'm not sure why I felt this film would be anything different from other films of that era, it's not.
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Cecilia Frank
January 9, 2022
I saw this movie years ago, very good. Now l would love to have it. 5 stars or more!!!
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