Saga of the Viking Women and the Sea Serpent (1957)
Directed by Roger Corman
Genres - Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
Sub-Genres - Adventure Drama, Costume Adventure, Historical Epic |
Release Date - Dec 1, 1957 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 66 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
By the time you've read the title, the film is half over. Anyway, the story concerns a group of proud female Nordic warriors (who look more like UCLA cheerleaders), who set out on a perilous sea journey, the better to locate their long-missing men. Halfway across the ocean, their vessel is destroyed by a deadly vortex (this special effect must be seen to be believed). The ladies are washed up on the shores of the Grimaults, a spear-wielding tribe which had previously enslaved the girls' menfolk. One attempted human sacrifice and several minor clashes later, the viking men and women try to make their escape. When the head viking (Brad Jackson) slays a rampaging monster (actually a harmless lizard, "blown up" by trick photography), he and his party are given safe passage by the grateful Grimaults. Abby Dalton is the star of Viking Women and the Sea Serpent, but only by default; when the film's original leading lady fell ill, all the other actresses were promoted to the next largest role.
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bad-guy, capture, drowning, good-guy, island, rescue, sea-monster, search, shipwreck, storm, survivor, swashbuckler, tribe, Viking, warrior, woman, boating, man, sea, serpent, voyage, water
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