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• IMDb Code: 1504320
• Stars: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter | See full cast and crew »
• Rate: 8.1/10 total 426,957 votes 
• Original Music By: Alexandre Desplat   
• Director: Tom Hooper
• Gross: $138,795,342 (USA) (10 June 2011)
• Soundtrack: Requiem 2nd Movement
• Runtime: 118 min
• Filming Location: Halton House, Halton, Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
• Filming Date:
• Plot Keyword: King | Speech | King George VI | Speech Therapist | England
• Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
• Genre: Biography | Drama | History
• Budget: $15,000,000 (estimated)
• Release Date: 25 December 2010 (USA)

The King's Speech (2010) Writing Credits By:

• David Seidler (screenplay)

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• Lionel refuses to let Bertie smoke during their speech sessions, saying "sucking smoke into your lungs will kill you." King George VI, who often smoked 20-25 cigarettes a day, died from complications of lung cancer surgery on February 6, 1952, at age 56. 122 of 122 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• David Seidler stammered as a child, and heard King George VI's wartime speech as a child. As an adult, he wrote Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (widow of George VI) and asked for permission to use the King's story to create a film. The Queen Mother asked him not to during her lifetime, saying the memories were too painful. Seidler respected her request. 163 of 165 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• The role of King George VI was written with Paul Bettany in mind. Bettany declined in order to spend more time with his family, and later admitted that he regretted his decision. Colin Firth was cast instead and received an Oscar for his performance. 80 of 80 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• At age 73, David Seidler became the oldest person to ever win the Best Original Screenplay Academy Award (Oscar) for this film. 69 of 69 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• The King's speech, as delivered in the movie, is only two-thirds of the original. The original speech has 407 words; the movie version has 269. Four sentences were deleted and four sentences were shortened. 56 of 56 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• Helena Bonham Carter, as Duchess of York and Queen, is seen talking to Winston Churchill (Timothy Spall). Her grandmother, Violet Bonham Carter, was a good friend of Winston Churchill's, and her great-grandfather was Prime Minister H.H. Asquith. 68 of 69 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• After the abdication, Edward and Wallis (alias Duke of Windsor and Duchess of Windsor) were genuinely surprised to learn that they were banned from the United Kingdom, never to return. It's generally believed the ban was primarily due to the new Queen Consort (alias Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother). She hated Wallis, blaming her for throwing King George VI into a job he wasn't prepared for and, later, contributing to his premature death due to the stress of being king. Queen Mary, Edward's mother, never reconciled with her son, and refused to attend his marriage to Wallis in France. Edward was allowed to return to England for the funerals of his brother "Bertie" and his mother. Both he and Wallis were allowed to be buried on a Royal Estate by special permission of Queen Elizabeth II. 82 of 84 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• While arguing about the coronation chair, the King mentions the Stone of Scone (pronounced "skoon"), also called the Stone of Destiny, underneath the chair. Scottish and British monarchs have been crowned over the stone for centuries, although it has probably not been really the same stone all this time, as a few "switcheroos" are believed to have taken place over the centuries. It was still in Westminster Abbey at the time shown, but was returned to Scotland in 1996 to appease anti-English feeling that the stone was rightfully Scotland's. It will temporarily return to Westminster Abbey for future coronations. 57 of 58 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• While talking about William Shakespeare, one of Logue's sons mentions 'the Scottish play'. That play is 'Macbeth'; according to a widely-held superstition, the play is cursed, and saying its title aloud brings bad luck. 55 of 56 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• While preparing the film, the production knew that having some key cast would help the movie get made. They convinced someone who lived near actor Geoffrey Rush to put the script in his letterbox, against industry practice. It included a note apologizing for the unsolicited delivery, and explained that they were desperate for him to know the script existed. Rush read the script and agreed to do the film. 69 of 71 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |

Goofs: Anachronisms: The Wembley Stadium scene includes the famous twin towers on the far side of the field. In real life, the towers were on the same side as the royal box. In the 1920s, the far side had open terracing.

The King's Speech (2010) Story: Tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stammer and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country through war. Written byAnonymous

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The King's Speech (2010) Plot: The story of King George VI of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it. Full summary »  »

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• IMDb Code: 0955308
• Rate: 6.7/10 total 194,357 votes 
• Soundtrack: Sadness, Sadness
• Stars: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Matthew Macfadyen | See full cast and crew »
• Filming Date:
• Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama | History
• Plot Keyword: England | King | Crown | Invasion | Death
• Original Music By: Marc Streitenfeld   
• Gross: $105,219,735 (USA) (30 July 2010)
• Budget: $200,000,000 (estimated)
• Filming Location: Angle, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
• Sound Mix: DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
• Release Date: 14 May 2010 (USA)
• Director: Ridley Scott
• Runtime: 140 min | 131 min (Cannes Film Festival) | 156 min (director's cut)

Robin Hood (2010) Writing Credits By:

• Brian Helgeland (screenplay)
• Brian Helgeland (story) and
• Ethan Reiff (story) &
• Cyrus Voris (story)

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• Ridley Scott said the only previous Robin Hood movie he thought was any good is Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993). 43 of 45 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• Russell Crowe presented Oprah Winfrey with a sword, longbow and arrow that he'd used during this production. The sword, which actually belonged to Ridley Scott, bore the insignia - "Rise and Rise Again Until Lambs Become Lions" - on its mother-of-pearl handle. Scott and Crowe had both felt that the motto epitomized Oprah's tenacity and her phenomenal rise to fame (The Oprah Winfrey Show: Episode dated 16 April 2010 (2010)). 23 of 24 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• At 45, Russell Crowe is the oldest actor to have played Robin Hood in a movie. Sean Connery was nearly 45 when he played a veteran Robin Hood in Robin and Marian (1976). 19 of 20 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• Before Sienna Miller was cast as Maid Marion, Scarlett Johansson, Emily Blunt, Angelina Jolie, Zooey Deschanel and Natalie Portman were considered. After Miller dropped out before filming due to production delays that caused scheduling conflicts, Annabelle Wallis, Rachel Weisz, Kate Winslet, Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts, Marion Cotillard and Charlize Theron were rumored to take over, before the part eventually went to Cate Blanchett. 19 of 20 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• Russell Crowe originally decided to grow his hair long for the role of Robin Hood. He wore wigs in Body of Lies (2008) and State of Play (2009) to hide his long hair. But shortly before filming began, he decided to cut it short. 15 of 16 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris's original script "Nottingham" turned the traditional story on its head by portraying the Sheriff of Nottingham in a more sympathetic light and Robin Hood as more of a villain. The script was extensively re-written by Brian Helgeland because director Ridley Scott wanted the Sheriff of Nottingham to be a more conflicted character. New rewrites were done by British playwright Paul Webb and later by Tom Stoppard, who reworked the story while the movie was already being filmed. 13 of 14 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• Alan Doyle, the actor who played one of Robin's cohorts (Allan A'Dayle), is the lead singer of the Canadian band Great Big Sea. He sings throughout the movie, usually while playing a stringed instrument. 8 of 8 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• Originally, Russell Crowe was set to play both Robin Hood and Sheriff of Nottingham. The idea was dropped. 19 of 22 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• In response to criticisms that he was too old to play Robin Hood, Russell Crowe crash dieted before filming began. 13 of 15 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• This was Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe's fifth collaboration. Their other film collaborations being Gladiator (2000), A Good Year (2006), American Gangster (2007), & Body of Lies (2008). 6 of 6 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |

Robin Hood (2010) Plot: In 13th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power. Full summary »  »

Goofs: Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Several characters speak of "seed corn." Many viewers interpret this as American maize which wasn't introduced to England until the 15th or 16th century. However, the word "corn" in 1199 England was used for many different cereal grains (wheat, rye, oats, etc.), not the corn-on the-cob we think of today.

Robin Hood (2010) Story: Birth of a legend. Following King Richard's death in France, archer Robin Longstride, along with Will Scarlett, Alan-a-Dale and Little John, returns to England. They encounter the dying Robert of Locksley, whose party was ambushed by treacherous Godfrey, who hopes to facilitate a French invasion of England. Robin promises the dying knight he will return his sword to his father Walter in Nottingham. Here Walter encourages him to impersonate the dead man to prevent his land being confiscated by the crown, and he finds himself with Marian, a ready-made wife. Hoping to stir baronial opposition to weak King John and allow an easy French take-over, Godfrey worms his way into the king's service as Earl Marshal of England and brutally invades towns under the pretext of collecting Royal taxes. Can Robin navigate the politics of barons, royals, traitors, and the French? Written bydon @ minifie-1

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• IMDb Code: 0112453
• Release Date: 22 December 1995 (USA)
• Stars: Kevin Bacon, Bob Hoskins, Bridget Fonda | See full cast and crew »
• Rate: 7.0/10 total 27,137 votes 
• Gross: $11,268,750 (USA)
• Runtime: USA:78 min
• Original Music By: James Horner   
• Soundtrack: Reach for the Light
• Filming Location: Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
• Plot Keyword: Nome Alaska | Dog | Alaska | Iditarod | Children
• Genre: Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family | History
• Sound Mix: Dolby Digital | DTS-Stereo | DTS
• Budget:
• Director: Simon Wells
• Filming Date:

Balto (1995) Writing Credits By:

• Cliff Ruby (screenplay) &
• Elana Lesser (screenplay) &
• David Steven Cohen (screenplay) &
• Roger S.H. Schulman (screenplay)

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• The real hero of the 1925 serum run was Togo. The 12-year-old husky led his sled dog team through 260 miles of blowing Alaskan blizzard to deliver emergency diphtheria serum to Nome. Balto received most of the fame because he led the final 55 miles. 18 of 18 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• After the serum run, Gunnar Kasaan, the musher, sold Balto on a nationwide tour. Afterward, the real Balto and his team were sold to a movie producer named Sol Lesser, who made a movie called Balto's Race to Nome (1925), eulogizing Balto. After that, the team was sold again and put on exhibit as a kind of curiosity show. The dogs were abused, neglected, and forgotten until a Cleveland businessman named George Kimbal, with the help of Cleveland school children, bought the six remaining dogs for the then astounding sum of $2,000, which they raised in two weeks. The dogs were brought to the Cleveland Zoo and lived out their lives in peace. When Balto died in 1933, he was stuffed and put on display in the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. 17 of 17 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• There are many differences between the movie and what really happened, such as: *The sled run to get the medicine was actually a relay, and Balto was only the leader of the last team to carry the medicine to Nome. The longest and most hazardous distance was traveled by the team led by Togo. *This film portrays Balto as a wolf hybrid. Balto was actually a purebred Siberian Husky. *Balto was never an outcast as shown by the film, but was instead born in a kennel owned by the famous musher Leonhard Seppala, where he grew up until he was deemed fit for pulling a sled, Seppala was also the owner of Togo, whom he personally used during the relay, Balto was instead used by one of his workers, Gunnar Kasaan. *The real Balto was neutered by Seppala when he was only a few months old, meaning the puppies he has in the sequels never came to be. 15 of 15 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• Kasaan staggered into Nome at 5:30 A.M. on February 2, 1925. His dogs were cold and exhausted, their feet torn and bloody. But the serum was delivered. Kasaan handed it to the only physician in Nome, Dr. Curtis Welch of the Public Health Service. And then he began to pull the ice splinters out of his dogs' feet. 14 of 14 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• After the mission's success, Balto and Gunnar Kasaan became celebrities. A statue of Balto, sculpted by Frederick Roth, was erected in New York City's Central Park on December 17, 1925, just 10 months after Balto's arrival in Nome. Balto himself was present for the monument's unveiling. The statue is located on the main path leading north from the Tisch Children's Zoo. In front of the statue a low-relief slate plaque depicts Balto's sled team, and bears the following inscription: "Dedicated to the indomitable spirit of the sled dogs that relayed antitoxin six hundred miles over rough ice, across treacherous waters, through Arctic blizzards from Nenana to the relief of stricken Nome in the Winter of 1925. Endurance . Fidelity . Intelligence" 11 of 11 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• Balto's two-tone gray fur colors and pattern were based on Tramp from Lady and the Tramp (1955). 11 of 11 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• When Jenna, Sylvie, and Dixie are walking in the street, a Balto look-alike can be seen behind them being pulled by its owner. This dog is Balto's old design. 10 of 10 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• Jenna's character design was based on Audrey Hepburn. 10 of 10 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• After gaining popularity through his success in the serum run, Balto was casted as the main character in a few of Alaska's silent films. This made him one of the first animal actors in film history. 10 of 10 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• The film's release was vastly overshadowed by the performance of Disney/Pixar's Toy Story (1995), and, at best, did modest box office. This led to the closure and disestablishment of Amblimation, but it quickly garnered a strong cult following and is now regarded as a classic. Strong video sales lead to the release of two sequels: Balto: Wolf Quest (2002) and Balto III: Wings of Change (2004). 10 of 10 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |

Goofs: Factual errors: The "Northern Lights" trick with the broken bottles is not possible.

Balto (1995) Plot: An outcast half-wolf risks his life to prevent a deadly epidemic from ravaging Nome, Alaska. Full summary »  »

Balto (1995) Story: A half-wolf, half-husky named Balto gets a chance to become a hero when an outbreak of diphtheria threatens the children of Nome, Alaska in the winter of 1925. He leads a dog team on a 600-mile trip across the Alaskan wilderness to get medical supplies. The film is based on a true story which inspired the Iditarod dog sled race. Written byAlan Katz

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• IMDb Code: 1013753
• Soundtrack: E lucevan le stelle
• Plot Keyword: Gay | Activist | Gay Rights | Campaign Manager | Election
• Release Date: 30 January 2009 (USA)
• Rate: 7.6/10 total 125,021 votes 
• Gross: $31,838,002 (USA) (10 April 2009)
• Director: Gus Van Sant
• Stars: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch | See full cast and crew »
• Sound Mix: DTS | Dolby Digital
• Genre: Biography | Drama | History
• Filming Location: San Francisco Fire Station 43, 720 Moscow Street, San Francisco, California, USA
• Filming Date:
• Original Music By: Danny Elfman   
• Runtime: 128 min
• Budget: $20,000,000 (estimated)

Milk (2008) Writing Credits By:

• Dustin Lance Black (written by)

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• After his first kissing scene with James Franco, Sean Penn texted his ex-wife Madonna saying, "I just broke my cherry kissing a guy." (Her texted response: "Congratulations.") 65 of 65 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• Actor Denis O'Hare who plays anti-gay Senator John Briggs in the film is in reality openly gay. 46 of 46 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• Thousands of people agreed to take part in the film as extras for free. 45 of 45 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• During the filming of the scene in which Dan White's son Charles is christened, the real Charles White was on the set. 32 of 32 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• Sean Penn's cosmetic transformation in the film included a prosthetic nose and teeth, contact lenses and a redesigned hairline. His makeup was done by Academy Award winner Stephan Dupuis. 24 of 24 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• The filming location for Harvey Milk's business, Castro Camera, was the real storefront where the actual business had once been. At the time of filming (mid-2008), it was a gift shop called "Given"; the film crew worked with the owner of the gift shop to recreate the look of Milk's camera store inside the space and restored it to its 2008 appearance after filming. 20 of 20 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• The last public appearance of Harvey Milk's life, two days before he was killed, was attending a San Francisco Opera performance of Puccini's opera "Tosca" featuring the legendary Italian soprano Magda Olivero, on Saturday, November 25th, 1978. Not only is this event depicted in the movie, but it was in honor of that appearance that the filmmakers chose to use "Tosca" for all the operatic music heard in the film. 20 of 20 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• The apartment that was used in the film is the real apartment Harvey Milk lived in on the Lower Haight in San Francisco. 25 of 26 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• On Roger Ebert's year-end list of the 20 best movies of 2008. Ebert did not rank his picks this year, opting instead for an alphabetical list. (He later said that Milk (2008) was the most deserving of all the Best Picture Oscar nominees.) 15 of 15 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• Chris Evans auditioned for the role of Scott Smith, but lost out to James Franco. 20 of 21 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |

Milk (2008) Story: Using flashbacks from a statement recorded late in life and archival footage for atmosphere, this film traces Harvey Milk's career from his 40th birthday to his death. He leaves the closet and New York, opens a camera shop that becomes the salon for San Francisco's growing gay community, and organizes gays' purchasing power to build political alliances. He runs for office with lover Scott Smith as his campaign manager. Victory finally comes on the same day Dan White wins in the city's conservative district. The rest of the film sketches Milk's relationship with White and the 1978 fight against a statewide initiative to bar gays and their supporters from public school jobs. Written by<jhailey@hotmail.com>

Goofs: Factual errors: When Dan White's son is baptized, two godfathers and one godmother are at the altar. A Roman Catholic baptism includes one godfather and one godmother. Protestant baptisms include two godparents who are the same gender as the baby, and one of the other gender.

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Milk (2008) Plot: The story of Harvey Milk, and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official. Full summary »  »

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• IMDb Code: 0120657
• Budget: $85,000,000 (estimated)
• Plot Keyword: Viking | Arab | Warrior | Creature | Fight
• Director: John McTiernan
• Stars: Antonio Banderas, Diane Venora, Vladimir Kulich | See full cast and crew »
• Release Date: 27 August 1999 (USA)
• Filming Location: Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
• Gross: SGD 716,180 (Singapore) (10 December 1999)
• Rate: 6.6/10 total 96,372 votes 
• Runtime: 102 min
• Filming Date:
• Soundtrack:
• Genre: Action | Adventure | History
• Sound Mix: DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
• Original Music By: Jerry Goldsmith   

The 13th Warrior (1999) Writing Credits By:

• Michael Crichton (novel "Eaters of the Dead")
• William Wisher Jr. (screenplay) (as William Wisher) and
• Warren Lewis (screenplay)

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• The film omits an explanation of who the "mist monsters" actually are. In the novel, author Michael Crichton reveals they were the descendants of the Neanderthals. 33 of 33 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• The Historic Ahmed Ibn Fadlan traveled as an emissary to the land of the Volga Bulgars to convert them to Islam. And on his way he encountered Turks in Central Asia and Russian and Varangians (Volga Vikings). He returned in 923 and no record after this date refers to him. 32 of 32 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• One of the Viking ships used in the movie is now to be found in the Norwegian pavilion in the EPCOT-center, Walt Disney World, where it is used as a playground for kids. The Disney-company is also the owner of Touchstone Pictures that made the movie. 20 of 20 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• Since Michael Crichton published his novel "Eaters of the Dead" in 1976, the basis of this film, it has become regarded as one of the most notorious hoaxes in Librarianship Circles. The Ahmad Tusi Manuscript that Crichton referenced in his bibliography as being the source of this story, is completely made up. The name of the translator Fraus Dolus is in fact two Latin words meaning both 'hoax' and 'fraud'. The University of Oslo, where this manuscript is supposed to be kept, have (since the book was published), on an annual basis had to send out letters telling enquirers that they have been the victim of a hoax. 38 of 40 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• In accordance with the book, John McTiernan's version of the Wendol's mother was an old woman, which was filmed with veteran actress Susan Willis. When Michael Crichton took over and did the reshoots, it was decided that brutally killing off an old lady did not reflect very well on the heroes. Crichton decided after the fact to make her younger, sleeker and tougher. In the final released film, Wendol's mother is played by actress Kristen Cloke (uncredited), but the final credits still list Susan Willis as the Wendol's mother (although she is nowhere to be seen in the final cut). 19 of 19 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• Adapting "Beowulf" for his novel and then for this movie, Michael Crichton changed some of the original names for ones that sounded similar: Beowulf is here named Buliwyf, Hygelac becomes Hyglak, the Grendel transformed into the Wendol, etc. 17 of 17 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• Graeme Revell had composed a complete original score when the movie was slated to be released as "Eaters of the Dead" in 1998. But after the film was deemed unwatchable during test screenings, Michael Crichton took over the project and rejected Revell's original score and brought in Jerry Goldsmith to rescore the film, renamed "The 13th Warrior." 17 of 17 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• Omar Sharif was so disappointed by the finished film that he took a temporary retirement from acting. 32 of 34 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• Although rumors persist that 'The 13th Warrior' was one of the most expensive movie flops ever with a budget of $160m (the figure given on the-numbers.com for its combined production and marketing costs), the producers claimed that the actual cost of the film before marketing was $90m. In the U.S. The 13th Warrior grossed $32,698,900 and only $61,702,600 worldwide. 16 of 16 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |
• The disparate armor worn by the Vikings can be explained by the Norse tradition of taking the armor of a vanquished foe. It was also a display of status in Norse society..the nicer the armor the higher the position hence Buliwyf's ornate set and why Halga appears to have the helmet of a Roman gladiator. 15 of 15 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |

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The 13th Warrior (1999) Plot: A man, having fallen in love with the wrong woman, is sent by the sultan himself on a diplomatic mission to a distant land as an ambassador. Stopping at a Viking village port to restock on supplies, he finds himself unwittingly embroiled on a quest to banish a mysterious threat in a distant Viking land. Full summary »  »

The 13th Warrior (1999) Story: In AD 922, Arab courtier Ahmad Ibn Fadlan accompanies a party of Vikings to the barbaric North. Ibn Fadlan is appalled by the Vikings customs-- their wanton sexuality, their disregard for cleanliness, their cold-blooded human sacrifices. And then he learns the horrifying truth: he has been enlisted to combat a terror that slaughters the Vikings and devours their flesh. Written by<surge@discoverynet.com>

Goofs: Continuity: In the scene where the warriors are outside talking in a circle (just after they have met with the king), you can see one of the warriors with a war hammer resting across his shoulders. The scene shows the hammer end up and the spike end down, but in the next shot the ends are reversed, and then back again.

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