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The Norseman
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Wikipedia article
'The Norseman' is a 1978 American adventure film starring Lee Majors, directed, produced and written by Charles B. Pierce.NORSEMAN, The
Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 46, Iss. 540, (Jan 1, 1979): 48.
Plot
An 11th-century Viking prince sails to North America to find his father, who on a previous voyage had been captured by Native Americans.
Cast
*Lee Majors - Thorvald
*Cornel Wilde - Ragnar
*Mel Ferrer - King Eurich
*Jack Elam - Death Dreamer
*Susie Coelho - Winetta
*Christopher Connelly - Rolf
*Jimmy Clem - Olif
*Deacon Jones - Thrall
*Denny Miller - Rauric
*Kathleen Freeman - Old Indian Woman
Production
The film was a co production between Charles Pierce and Lee Majors with AIP doing the distribution. It was Pierce's first film with a major Hollywood studio.
Majors said it "took a lot of guts" to play a Viking but was persuaded by a fee of $500,000 and 10% of the profits. He later said "I had a little time off, and they said, It shoots in Florida, on the coast there, out of Tampa, and they had a bunch of Tampa Bay Buccaneers that were gonna play Vikings, so I dont know, I thought itd be fun, so I did it."
The film was shot in Tampa, Florida. Post production was done at Pierce's $2 million facilitiy at Shreveport, Louisiana.A PIERCE FILM: Lee Majors' Image Switch
Taylor, Clarke. Los Angeles Times 24 Mar 1978: g20.
"There is no character to develop here and hardly any dialogue," said Majors, "this is a formula film."
Reception
The 'Los Angeles Times' called it "tedious business".Majors in Armor as 'Norseman'
Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times 7 July 1978: h14.
References
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