Mario Bavas Erik the Conqueror (1961) is an Italian adventure-epic starring Cameron Mitchell and George Ardisson as brothers separated in childhood, one raised as an English nobleman, the other as a Viking warrior. With lavish color visuals and Bavas stylistic flair, it mixes swashbuckling action, romantic melodrama, and Norse mythology.

Arrow Films

In 1961, director Mario Bava (Rabid Dogs, Kill Baby Kill) turned his hand to the historical adventure genre, capitalising on the recent success of 1958s Kirk Douglas vehicle The Vikings. The result was a colourful, swashbuckling epic of treachery, heroism and forbidden love: Erik the Conqueror.

In 786 AD, the invading Viking forces are repelled from the shores of England, leaving behind a young boy Erik, son of the slain Viking king. Years later, Erik (George Ardisson, Juliet of the Spirits), raised by the English queen as her own, becomes Duke of Helford, while across the sea, his brother Eron (Cameron Mitchell, Blood and Black Lace) assumes leadership of the Viking horde and sets his sights on conquering England once again, setting the two estranged brothers on a collision course that will determine the fates of their respective kingdoms…

Featuring a bombastic score by frequent collaborator Roberto Nicolosi (Black Sunday) and memorably co-starring the stunning Kessler twins (Sodom and Gomorrah), Erik the Conqueror showcases Bavas immense talent for creating awe-inspiring spectacle with limited resources. Now restored in high definition for the first time, Arrow Films is proud to present this cult classic in all its original splendour.

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Two estranged brothers confront each other as rivals when war breaks out between Britain and the Vikings for control of England.

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