Thursday, January 19, 2017

The Last of the Vikings (1961)

Barely Caught My Attention At Times


Viking Prince Harald has returned to his homeland along with his younger brother Guntar. The two brothers soon learn that King Sveno of Norway has murdered their father. King Sveno is forcing his cousin Hilde to marry the Danish King in order to create an alliance with them. In order to stop this and avenge his father's death Harald disguises himself as a  Danish ambassador to gain entrance into Sveno's stronghold. Harald runs into Hilde, learns she does not want to marry the Danish King and he falls in love with her. Harald has his hands full and more on his plate when his brother Guntar is captured and the real Danish ambassador enters the picture. Prince Harald must straighten all this out.

As exciting as this scenario sounds, the film barely caught my attention at times. The actors and the dialogue was unappealing to me. It was filmed in such a way that it left me bored with it half of the time.

2/10

 

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