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The Long Ships

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1964 | 126 min | Adventure, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With middling reviews (54% on Rotten Tomatoes) and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for adventure fans.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 6 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
  • Made in 1964: an older pace and style.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    54% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerSolid

    $8 million worldwide on a $3 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 31K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Jack Cardiff

  • Richard WidmarkRolfe
  • Sidney PoitierAly Mansuh
  • Russ TamblynOrm
  • Rosanna SchiaffinoAminah
  • Oskar HomolkaKrok
  • Edward JuddSven
  • Lionel JeffriesAziz
  • Beba LončarGerda
  • Clifford EvansKing Harald
  • Gordon JacksonVahlin