The Long Ships (1964)
Moorish ruler El Mansuh is determined to locate a massive bell made of gold known as the "Mother of Voices." Viking explorer Rolfe also becomes intent on finding the mythical treasure, and sails with his crew from Scandinavia to Africa to track it down. Reluctantly working together, El Mansuh and Rolfe, along with their men, embark on a quest for the prized object, but only one leader will be able to claim the bell as his own — if it even exists at all.
Director:
Jack Cardiff
Writers:
Beverley Cross, Berkely Mather.
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Richard Widmark as Rolfe |
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Sidney Poitier as Aly Mansuh |
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Russ Tamblyn as Orm |
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Rosanna Schiaffino as Aminah |
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Oskar Homolka as Krok |
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Edward Judd as Sven |
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Lionel Jeffries as Aziz |
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Beba Lončar as Gerda |
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Clifford Evans as King Harald |
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Gordon Jackson as Vahlin |
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Colin Blakely as Rhykka |
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David Lodge as Olla |
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Henry Oscar as Auctioneer |
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Paul Stassino as Raschild |
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Jeanne Moody as Ylva |
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Talitha Pol as Girl in Harem (uncredited) |
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Julie Samuel as Girl in Harem (uncredited) |
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Leonard Rossiter as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited) |
| Directing | Jack Cardiff | Director |
| Writing | Frans G. Bengtsson | Novel |
| Writing | Beverley Cross | Screenplay |
| Writing | Berkely Mather | Screenplay |
| Production | Irving Allen | Producer |
| Sound | Dušan Radić | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Geoffrey Foot | Editor |
| Camera | Christopher Challis | Director of Photography |
| Production | Denis O'Dell | Associate Producer |
| Art | Vlastimir Gavrik | Production Design |
| Art | Zoran Zorčić | Production Design |
| Art | William Constable | Art Direction |
| Art | Vlastimir Gavrik | Art Direction |
| Art | John Hoesli | Art Direction |
| Art | Zoran Zorčić | Art Direction |
| Art | Veljko Despotović | Art Direction |
| Art | Dragoljub Ivkov | Art Direction |
| Art | Vladislav Lašić | Art Direction |
| Art | Aleksandar Milović | Art Direction |
| Art | Miodrag Mirić | Art Direction |
| Art | Milan Todorović | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Ffolkes | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anthony Mendleson | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | A.R. Scott | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Neville Smallwood | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Radmila Todorović | Makeup Artist |
| Production | David W. Orton | Production Manager |
| Production | Milenko Stanković | Production Manager |