The Viking Queen

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The title of the film caused much confusion, because there are no Norse Vikings in the movie. However, there is another meaning of the word "viking": a raider or plunderer, of which there are many such characters in this film. In addition, "viking" was understood internationally, having been recently used in other film titles.[1]

Plot summary

According to her father's wishes, Queen Salina agrees to share the rule of Icena with Justinian, a Roman. This decision angers both the bloodthirsty Druids and Romans less just than Justinian. As the two rulers fall in love, the Druids and the Romans begin to plot their downfall. It's not long before the hills of Britain are stained with the blood of the lovers' followers.[2]

The plot combines elements of life of the historic queen Boudica (featuring the Iceni tribe, combat chariots) with elements seemingly drawn from Vincenzo Bellini's opera Norma, though that is set in Gaul, and William Shakespeare's King Lear.[1]

Cast

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Production

The film was budgeted at £350,000 and went over budget by £61,000.[3]

During filming in Ireland, Patrick Troughton, who was playing the part of Tristram, was offered the role of the Second Doctor in Doctor Who. Eventually, he accepted.

Reception

The Viking Queen was given mixed reviews on its original release while it performed poorly at the box office.[4]

For a much later television screening, David Parkinson in the Radio Times thought the film used "a story that would struggle to get a pass grade in GCSE English.";[5] while in TV Guide a reviewer wrote that it is "an interesting, well-photographed attempt to depict the land of the blue-painted troglodytes...The costumes reveal more flesh than might have been wise in the cold, damp climate of the Irish mountains where location scenes were shot."[6]

Box office

According to Fox records, the film needed to earn $1,625,000 in rentals to break even and made $835,000, meaning it made a loss.[7]

References

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  2. ↑ Adapted from "The Viking Queen (1967)" by Jeremy Perkins. IMDb. Accessed 25 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Marcus Hearn & Alan Barnes, The Hammer Story: The Authorised History of Hammer Films, Titan Books, 2007 p. 79 Template:ISBN
  4. ↑ Marcus Hearn, The Hammer Vault: Treasures from the Archives of Hammer Films, Titan Books, 2011 p. 93 Template:ISBN
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External links

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