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The Norseman

An 11th-century Viking prince sails to America to find his father, who on a previous voyage had been captured by Indians.

Release Date : 1978-10-05

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Charles B. Pierce Film ProductionsFawcett-Majors Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Thorvald

Original Name : Lee Majors

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ragnar

Original Name : Cornel Wilde

Gender : Male

Character Name : King Eurich

Original Name : Mel Ferrer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Death Dreamer

Original Name : Jack Elam

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rolf

Original Name : Christopher Connelly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Winetta

Original Name : Susie Coelho

Gender : Female

Character Name : Thrall

Original Name : Deacon Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Olif

Original Name : Jimmy Clem

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Indian woman

Original Name : Kathleen Freeman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Narrator (voice)

Original Name : Jesse Pearson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rauric

Original Name : Denny Miller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Norseman

Original Name : Fred Biletnikoff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stargazer

Original Name : Seamon Glass

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kiwonga

Original Name : Jerry Daniels

Gender : Male

Character Name : Norseman

Original Name : Steve Denny

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Eric

Original Name : Chuck Pierce Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Norseman

Original Name : David Kent

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2025-03-12

There are some “Steve Austin” style slo-motion effects here, just not the little sound effect that went with it when Lee Majors did his bionic stuff. Well there’s nothing remotely bionic about this terrible Viking adventure that does nobody any favours - not least us watching. Anyway, it’s all about a prince “Thorvald” (Majors) who sets sail from Norway to try and find his father who had left years earlier to try and find America. Braving the worst that the Atlantic can throw at him, and an equally salt-drenched script, he arrives only to find that there are folks already there and that they are no slouches when it comes to defending their turf from these axe-wielding interlopers. Question is, is dad still alive and if so - can they find him and/or rescue him? This isn’t helped by Jesse Pearson’s narration as he adopts a retrospective style of storytelling from the perspective of the young princeling (Chuck Pierce Jr) who is accompanying his pop on this quest. Cornel Wilde must also have had a tax bill to pay as his presence here is a far cry from his amiable rough and tumble days when he owned the screen, and Mel Ferrer must have owed someone a favour too. It’s really only Jack Elam who emerges with any semblance of dignity here, and that’s really only because he hides behind an huge great cape and issues mystic prophesies now and again along the lines of “abandon all hope ye who enter here”. It does liven up slightly for the last ten minutes, but this is just a poor, over-scripted and action-light exercise that isn’t really worth the tape.