As director of this clanging historical spectacle, Michael Chapman--cinematographer of RAGING BULL (1980)--ineptly stages action scenes and incompetently handles actors, thus demonstrating the wisdom of sticking to what one does best.
Due to the sagacity of dying Icelandic ruler Valgaurd (Raimund Harmstorf), his heir apparent Kjartan (Ralf Moeller) eludes slaughter at the hands of the throne-usurper Ketil (Hinrik Olafson). Escaping with the Ghost Sword that Ketil covets (and will later recapture), Kjartan wanders into the land
of Lawgiver Magnus (Rurik Haraldson), just in time to prevent physically the marriage of Magnus's daughter Gudrun (Ingibjorg Stefansdotti...
Released:
1995
Rated:
R
Length:
83 mins