Why is it called 'The Long Ships'?
They don't make an appearance until near the end of the movie. It should have been called "The Golden Bell" - that's what the whole movie is really about.
shareThey don't make an appearance until near the end of the movie. It should have been called "The Golden Bell" - that's what the whole movie is really about.
shareI guess it could of been called that, but i always thought the film emphasised the importance of the long ships and their skills as sailors. Therefore it's quite a relevant title when looking at it that way.
shareIt's a movie about Vikings. The first scene you see is a long ship being pelted by a storm.
shareIt's also based on a much longer novel titled "The Long Ships,"by a chap named Franz Bengtsson.A deep rich,complex piece of work,and much better,by far,than this piece of tripe
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It's also based on a much longer novel titled "The Long Ships,"by a chap named Franz Bengtsson.A deep rich,complex piece of work,and much better,by far,than this piece of tripe
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That just about sums it up.
God knows why they called the film the Long Ships; it had bugger all to do with the book.
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shareThe Vikings had been a big hit only a few years before - which is probably why someone thought to adapt the book in the first place - and the title implies a similarity which would have been good for selling the film, whereas something like "The Golden Bell" wouldn't.
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by critic-2 ยป Sat Sep 3 2005 09:24:06
IMDb member since January 2001
They don't make an appearance until near the end of the movie. It should have been called "The Golden Bell" - that's what the whole movie is really about.