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An old Norse legend of revenge, power and human spirit, that subsequently inspired William Shakespeare on his tragedy - Hamlet.An old Norse legend of revenge, power and human spirit, that subsequently inspired William Shakespeare on his tragedy - Hamlet.An old Norse legend of revenge, power and human spirit, that subsequently inspired William Shakespeare on his tragedy - Hamlet.
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- TriviaTheatrical movie debut of Andy Serkis (Torsten).
- GoofsOn the day Hardvendel dies, Fenge receives a significant cut wound to his upper left arm. The very next day, after Hardvendel's funeral, Fenge is seen stripped in a sauna and there is no trace of the wound whatsoever.
- Crazy credits"I would like to thank my Mother for introducing me to, and teaching me to love these ancient Chronicles." - Gabriel Axel
- Alternate versionsThe US VHS release of the film under the title "Royal Deceit" cut the film down to 85 minutes. The biggest loss here was the beginning showing Fenge conspiring with the men to kill his brother, and the murder of the king itself. This version begins with the king already dead and Fenge being crowned. A voice over then explains that Amled witnessed his uncle kill his father and is now pretending to be mad.
- ConnectionsRemade as The Northman (2022)
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Although I found the movie a little short, and some of the fighting scenes almost laughable, I found the acting incredibly well done..particularly by Gabriel Byrne (after seeing him in Little Women first I didn't know if he could pull of an evil character..he does!) I also found Christian Bales acting one of the best that I have seen in a long time..his knack for accents has been mentioned so many times it's getting almost annoying (not the accent..the mention of it..) but I was quite pleasantly pleased to find out just how good Christian Bale was at acting like a lunatic..with all the talent that he has, it's surprising that he doesn't have all of Hollywood chasing after him to be in their films!
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