The Long Ships (1964) |
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| Director(s) | Jack Cardiff |
| Producer(s) | Irving Allen |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Epic, Film Adaptation |
Featured Cast of The Long Ships See More »
Richard Widmark
(as Rolfe)
Sidney Poitier
(as Aly Mansuh)
Russ Tamblyn
(as Orm)
Oscar Homolka
(as Krok)
Lionel Jeffries
(as Aziz)
Gordon Jackson
(as Vahlin)
Colin Blakely
(as Rhykka)
David Lodge
(as Olla)
The Long Ships Overview:
The Long Ships (1964) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by Jack Cardiff and produced by Irving Allen.
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The Long Ships (1964) with Richard Widmark
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The Long Ships Quotes:
Rolfe:
If we ever had children, my lady, what princely liars they would be!
Olla:
Well, where are we?
Rolfe: Civilization.
Olla: Huh?
Rolfe: [Disgustedly] No... you wouldn't understand that.
Rolfe: Civilization.
Olla: Huh?
Rolfe: [Disgustedly] No... you wouldn't understand that.
Aly Mansuh:
We sail tomorrow and may Allah send us a fair wind and a calm sea.
Rolfe: And may Thor do the same, my lord.
See More Quotes from The Long ShipsRolfe: And may Thor do the same, my lord.
The Long Ships Facts
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Film known for a torture contraption called the "Mare of Steel" depicted as a huge curved blade as large as a Trojan Horse, which unlucky prisoners were forced to climb and ride down on their exposed bellies, hands tied, splaying them open at it's base and impaling them on a bed of two foot steel spikes.
Average Shot Length = ~6.2 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~5.9 seconds.