Rider haggards novel about a beautiful but cruel queen ayesha or shewhomustbeobeyed. The problem is that its set in roman britain and borrows heavily from the story of boudicca, an iceni celtic queen ad 60. An example of early hammer ingenuity came in the late 1940s when they discovered it would be cheaper to rent country estates on. According to her fathers wishes, queen salina agrees to share the rule of icena with justinian, a roman. To honour her fathers dying wish, queen salina shares the rule of icena with justinian, a fair and just roman. This is from the 1967 hammer film the viking queen, very loosely based on the true story of boadicea or boudica, the celtic queen who led an armed revolt against the roman occupation of britain. Its a good example of sword and sorcery genre with some erotic scenes. The roman commander, justinian, is sent to quell the uprising, punishing the dissenters with brute force but when he becomes emotionally attached to selina, he is torn between his duty to rome and. The success of the gorgon 1964, she 1965 and one million years b. The viking queen original theatrical trailer 1967 youtube. Many of the cast had appeared in either crossroads or compact, soap operas cocreated by adair. After being forced to dump his cargo when nearly caught by. It wasnt about vikings, wasnt very historical and, sadly, wasnt.
Keirs other screen assignments have included the role of agrippa in the 1963 spectacle cleopatra and the 1971 hammer horror blood from the mummys tomb 1971. She is strongly attracted to justinian, the humane roman governor general who treats the. Staring adrienne cori, donald huston, carita and don murray. Her father, king priam wilfrid lawson is sure that his people can peacefully coexist with the romans and conveys this belief to salina, who inherits the role of. Viking queen, vehicles carrier details and current. Set in first century england, the viking queen is a loose retelling of the legend of boadicea also sometimes known as boudica, the queen of the native britons.
The viking queen take up the sword official clip youtube. The screenplay by robert westerby was based upon the 1912 novel greyfriars bobby by eleanor atkinson which was based, in turn, upon an incident. The viking queen is a 1967 hammer adventure film directed by don chaffey and starring don murray. The current position of viking queen is at north sea coordinates 58. Watch the viking queen full movie in hd visit movie 40456 set in ancient britain, at a time when much of europe was ruled with ha. With don murray, carita, donald houston, andrew keir. The viking queen 1967 don chaffey, don murray, carita, donald houston march 30, 2020 to honour her fathers dying wish, queen salina shares the rule of icena with justinian, a fair and just roman. Andrew keir and nicola pagett in the viking queen 1967.
Watch the viking queen full movie in hd visit set in ancient britain, at a time when much of europe was ruled with ha. Clinic exclusive marks the film debut of carmen silvera, later known for her role as edith artois in the bbc tv sitcom allo. Subscribe to hammer for all our latest releases and classic clips 1k38x0a set in ancient britain, at a time when much of europe was. When don chaffey directed the historically ludicrous and rather camp dinosaur epic one million years b.
The viking queen 1967 a roman general don murray and a druid kings daughter carita become lovers and enemies in ancient britain. The roman commander, justinian, is sent to quell the uprising, punishing the dissenters with brute force but when he becomes emotionally attached to selina, he is torn between his duty to rome and his love. Established in 1934, hammer is one of the oldest and arguably the most wellknown film brand in the uk. Feb 02, 2016 established in 1934, hammer is one of the oldest and arguably the most wellknown film brand in the uk. Viking queen, the on dvd 01068894 from starz anchor bay.
A combination of pow escape drama and whodunnit, the movie is based upon the 1952 novel death in captivity by michael gilbert, who had been a prisoner of war, held by the italians. She is strongly attracted to justinian don murray, the humane roman governor general who treats the subject britons with tolerance despite the urgings of harsher. Much more entertaining than the viking queen is the vengeance of she, the followup to hammers 1965 hit she based on h. Were about 8 centuries early for vikings, so the only thing viking about it is the title.
The viking queen 1967 following her fathers death, salina assumes his reign over ancient britain to carry through his wishes of peaceful existence under roman domination. Overview of the viking queen, 1967, directed by don chaffey, with don murray, carita actress, donald houston, at turner classic movies. This displeases the bloodthirsty druids on one side and the more hardline romans on the other. In the year 60 ad, queen salina carita, ruler in the absence of her late father king priam wilfred lawson, enters into a powersharing agreement with justinian don murray, a fair and just roman ruler. Responsible for classics horror of dracula, curse of. The 67 hammer film the viking queen is quite possibly the most historically convoluted and inaccurate movie ive ever watched. The viking queen set on fire official clip youtube. The film was written and produced by hazel adair and kent walton under the joint pseudonym elton hawke. The vessel is en route to the port of jacksonville, sailing at a speed of 15. See more ideas about viking queen, hammer films, vikings. In the year 60 ad, queen salina carita, ruler in the absence of her late father king priam wilfred lawson, enters into a powersharing agreement with justinian don murray, a. The least viking viking movie the viking queen 1967 this really isnt a bad little movie for its time.
Watch the viking queen 1967 trailer film gorillas on dailymotion. The viking queen 1967 don chaffey, don murray, carita, donald houston. Compared to prehistoric women and the viking queen, the vengeance of she is actually a pretty decent adventure flick, with mildly entertaining action, a bigbreasted heroine and a fiery finale. Sturdy scots actor andrew keir played prince john on the 1958 british tv series ivanhoe and was seen in such swordfests as the pirates of blood river 1961 and the viking queen 1967. The vessel is en route to the port of lyngdal, and expected to arrive there on may 7, 10. As salina and justinian fall in love their enemies start to plot, and blood soon stains the green hills of. The viking queen 1967 full movie download full hd youtube. Set in first century england, the viking queen is a loose retelling of the legend of boadicea also sometimes known as boudica, the queen of the native britons, who were known as the iceni. The viking queen 1967 hammer studios started in 1934 and from the beginning specialized in making movies efficiently and economically that could fill theatrical programs in the spaces between the a productions. The boots are from an online viking reenactment store called the viking dragon which has a wide selection of other viking and larp items.
She is strongly attracted to justinian, the humane roman governor general who treats the subject britons with tolerance despite the urgings of harsher measures by his. The screenplay by robert westerby was based upon the 1912 novel greyfriars bobby by eleanor atkinson which was based, in turn, upon an incident in 19th century edinburgh involving a dog that. The viking queen 1967 don chaffey, don murray, carita, donald. British queen boedicea renamed viking queen salina here for some unfathomable reason has been invited to a boar hunt by the roman occupiers. Jan 29, 2015 the viking queen take up the sword official clip.
This decision angers both the bloodthirsty druids and romans less just than justinian. Subscribe to hammer for all our latest releases and classic clips set in ancient britain, at a time when much of europe was. Feb 19, 2015 british queen boedicea renamed viking queen salina here for some unfathomable reason has been invited to a boar hunt by the roman occupiers. Mar 12, 20 the roman commander, justinian, is sent to quell the uprising, punishing the dissenters with brute force but when he becomes emotionally attached to selina, he is torn between his duty to rome and. Thevikingqueen a modern viking blog written by an ancient soul. A twist of sand is a 1968 british adventure film directed by don chaffey and starring richard johnson, jeremy kemp, honor blackman and peter vaughan based on the novel by geoffrey jenkins.
The viking queen wikipedia, the free encyclopedia the viking queen is a 1967 hammer films. The viking queen 1967 cast and crew a roman general don murray and a druid kings daughter carita become lovers and enemies in ancient britain. Sex and swordplay fill the screen as the ancient british iceni tribe falls to the glamorous, lightly clad carita during. Nice whipping, but too brief she should have gotten at least ten more lashes. The viking queen following her fathers death, salina carita assumes his reign over ancient britain to carry through his wishes of peaceful existence under roman domination. The viking queen 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Set in ancient britain, at a time when much of europe was ruled with harsh tyranny by rome, a tribe of britons led by selina, set out to defy the invaders and discard their yoke of bondage.
Responsible for classics horror of dracula, curse of frankenstein, and record breaking. The viking queen 1967 changes the movie database tmdb. A former british naval officer now makes his living by smuggling goods around the mediterranean. This is an old vikings movie made in far 1967 year by the director don chaffey. Breakout is a 1959 british war film set in a prisoner of war camp in northern italy during the summer of 1943. Greyfriars bobby is a 1961 walt disney productions feature film starring donald crisp and laurence naismith in a story about two scottish men who compete for the affection of a skye terrier named bobby.
The viking queen of the title is salina played by finnish beauty carita, in one of only two film roles, a young briton living under the rule of roman conquerors in ancient times. During that time, hammer films was at its creative peak. Hammer is one of the oldest and arguably the most wellknown film brand in the uk. Viking queen, vehicles carrier details and current position. The current position of viking queen is in north sea with coordinates 58. The viking queen 1967 don chaffey, don murray, carita.
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