Erik The Conqueror (DVD)
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Synopsis
In 1961, director Mario Bava (Rabid Dogs, Kill Baby Kill) turned his hand to the historical adventure genre, capitalizing on the recent success of 1958s Kirk Douglas vehicle The Vikings. The result was a colorful, swashbuckling epic of treachery, heroism and forbidden love: Erik the Conqueror.In 786 AD, the invading Viking forces are repelled from the shores of England, leaving behind a young boy Erik, son of the slain Viking king. Years later, Erik (George Ardisson, Juliet of the Spirits), raised by the English queen as her own, becomes Duke of Helford, while across the sea, his brother Eron (Cameron Mitchell, Blood and Black Lace) assumes leadership of the Viking horde and sets his sights on conquering England once again, setting the two estranged brothers on a collision course that will determine the fates of their respective kingdomsFeaturing a bombastic score by frequent collaborator Roberto Nicolosi (Black Sunday) and memorably co-starring the stunning Kessler twins (Sodom and G
Format | DVD |
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Release Date | Sept 12, 2017 |
Genre | Action |
Actors | Cameron Mitchell |
Writers | Oreste Biancoli, Piero Pierotti |
Director | Mario Bava |
Runtime | 98 |
Special Feature | New audio commentary by Tim Lucas, author of "Mario Bava - All the Colors of the Dark"; Gli imitatori, a comparison between Erik the Conqueror and its unacknowledged source, The Vikings; Original ending; Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly comm |
Language | 43.98 |
Sub Titles | English, English SDH |
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