Rating: R
Genre: Fantasy
Theatrical Release: 08/27/1999(USA)
Release Date: 01/18/2000
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: 5.1/2
Run Time: 103 Minutes
Flags: Graphic Violence, Adult Situations
Distributor/Studio: Walt Disney Video

A cultured diplomat joins a band of savage warriors in time to meet an even more fearsome enemy in this historical adventure. In 922 A.D., Ibn Fadlan (Antonio Banderas) is a Muslim emissary from Baghdad en route to meet with the King of Saqaliba when he is captured by a gang of Vikings. While Ibn and his people are intelligent and well-mannered, the Vikings are a rowdy and sometimes unpleasant lot, with an unquenchable appetite for food, alcohol, and women. However, in time he develops an understanding and respect for the Viking warriors and is welcomed into their society by their leader, Buliwyf. However, Ibn must now join them as they return to their homeland once they receive word of an invasion by a huge pack of bloodthirsty invaders who will destroy and eat anything in their path -- including the flesh of the men they have killed. The 13th Warrior was based on the book Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton, which was in turn adapted from tales of Viking folklore.

~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Antonio Banderas - Ibn Fadlan
Diane Venora - Queen Weilew
Dennis Storhoi - Herger the Joyous
Vladimir Kulich - Buliwyf
Omar Sharif - Melchisidek
Anders T. Andersen - Wigliff, King Hrothgar's son
Richard Bremmer - Skeld The Superstitious
Tony Curran - Weath the Musician
Mischa Hausserman - Rethel The Archer
Neil Maffin - Roneth The Horseman
Asbjorn Riis - Halga the Wise
Clive Russell - Helfdane The Large
Daniel Southern - Edgtho the Silent
Oliver Sveinall - Haltaf the Boy
Sven Wollter - King Hrothgar
Albie Woodington - Hyglak The Quarrelsome

Production:
John McTiernan - Director
Michael Crichton Ned Dowd John McTiernan - Producer
Lou Arkoff - Co Producer
Jerry Goldsmith - Composer
John Wright - Editor
Warren Lewis William Wisher - Screen Writer
Rose Marie McSherry Annmarie Corbett - Set Designer
Helen Veronica Jarvis - Art Director
Richard St. John Harrison - Art Director
Willie Heslup - Art Director
Casey Grant - Associate Producer
Michael Crichton - Book Author
Pat McCorkle - Casting
David Gribble - Cinematographer
John Clothier - Cinematographer
Peter Menzies, Jr. - Cinematographer
Kate Harrington - Costume Designer
Andrew G. Vajna - Executive Producer
Ethan Dubrow - Executive Producer
Bruce G. Moriarty - First Assistant Director
Wolf Kroeger - Production Designer
John E. Sullivan - Second Unit Director
Alan Robert Murray - Sound Editor
Christopher Boyes - Sound/Sound Designer
Robert Eber - Sound/Sound Designer
Thomas Fisher - Special Effects
Brent Woolsey - Stunts Coordinator
John E. Sullivan - Visual Effects Supervisor

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