Erik the Viking

For the 1965 film, see Erik, the Viking. For the 1984 computer game, see Erik the Viking (game).

Erik the Viking
US cinema poster
Directed byTerry Jones
Screenplay byTerry Jones
Based onThe Saga of Erik the Viking
by Terry Jones
Produced byJohn C. Goldstone
Starring
CinematographyIan Wilson
Edited byGeorge Akers
Music byNeil Innes
Production
companies
Prominent Features
Svensk Filmindustri
Distributed byUnited International Pictures (United Kingdom)
Svensk Filmindustri (Sweden)
Release dates
  • 1 September 1989 (1989-09-01) (Sweden)
  • 22 September 1989 (1989-09-22) (US)
  • 29 September 1989 (1989-09-29) (UK)
Running time
107 minutes[1][2]
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Sweden
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,932,642[3]

Erik the Viking is a 1989 British comedy-fantasy film written and directed by Terry Jones. The film was inspired by Jones's children's book The Saga of Erik the Viking (1983), but the plot is completely different. Jones also appears in the film as King Arnulf.[4][5]

  1. ^ BBFC: Erik the Viking 1989 Retrieved 2013-03-05
  2. ^ The Swedish Film Database: Erik the Viking Retrieved 2013-03-05
  3. ^ Erik the Viking at Box Office Mojo
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference latimes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Jones, Terry (1989). Erik the Viking: the Screenplay. New York: Applause Theatre Book Publishers. ISBN 1-55783-054-1.