The Viking Sagas
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Directed byMichael Chapman
Written byDale Herd
Michael Chapman
Paul R. Gurian
Produced byPaul R. Gurian
Tim Van Rellim
Snorri Þórisson
StarringRalf Möller
Sven-Ole Thorsen
Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir
Hinrik Ólafsson
Þórir Waagfjörð
Hans Martin Stier
CinematographyDean Lent
Edited byLawrence Jordan
Music byGeorge S. Clinton
Release date
  • 1995 (1995)
Running time
83 minutes (uncut)
CountriesUnited States
Iceland
LanguageEnglish

The Viking Sagas is a 1995 American film directed by Michael Chapman and starring Ralf Möller and Sven-Ole Thorsen. It is heavily inspired by the Njáls saga, through it features an original plot. It was largely shot on Iceland with a mostly Icelandic cast.

Plot

The story takes place in Iceland around the height of the Viking Age, where a young man, Kjartan (Ralf Möller), must defeat a horde of evil Vikings, intent on taking over his father's land and stealing his girlfriend Gudrun (Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir) from him too. To help him in this task, Kjartan seeks help from the older Viking Warrior Gunnar (Sven-Ole Thorsen), who trains him to become a fierce fighter, and later aids him in his quest against his archenemy Ketil (Hinrik Ólafsson).

Cast

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