Basic Info
Release: March 05, 1931
Rating: ⭐ 5.2/10 (6 votes)
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The Forgotten Film That Cost 28 Lives: The Viking | Fascinating Horror
The Viking
1931
⭐ 5.2/10
6 votes
Overview
Originally called White Thunder, American producer Varick Frissell's 1931 film was inspired by his love for the Canadian Arctic Circle. Set in a beautifully black-and-white filmed Newfoundland, it is the story of a rivalry between two seal hunters that plays out on the ice floes during a hunt. Unsatisfied with the first cut, Frissell arranged for the crew to accompany an actual Newfoundland seal hunt on The SS Viking, on which an explosion of dynamite (carried regularly at the time on Arctic ships to combat ice jams) killed many members of the crew, including Frissell. The film was renamed in honor of the dead.
Genres
Action
Drama
Romance
Adventure
Production Countries
- Canada
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English en
Flatrate
Philo
Flatrate
Fandor Amazon Channel
Cast
Charles Starrett
Luke Oarum
Louise Huntington
Mary Joe
Arthur Vinton
Jed Nelson
Bob Bartlett
Captain Barker (as Captain Bob Bartlett)
Wilfred Grenfell
Prologue Speaker
Crew
Varick Frissell
Director
George Melford
Director
Varick Frissell
Producer
Alfred Gandolfi
Cinematography
Maurice Kellerman
Cinematography
Alexander G. Penrod
Cinematography
Backdrops
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