The 13th Warrior is a movie directed by John McTiernan and Michael Crichton in 1999 and inspired by the by the book in verse Beowulf by Unknown, first published in 900. The movie features Antonio Banderas, Vladimir Kulich, Omar Sharif, Dennis Storhoi, Diane Venora, Neil Maffin, and others.
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Book by Michael Crichton
Book by Ahmad Ibn Fadlan
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Storyline
Ahmad ibn Fadlan is a court poet to the Caliph of Baghdad, until his amorous encounter with the wife of an influential noble gets him exiled as an ambassador to the Volga Bulgars. Ahmad and Melchisidek then witness a fight in which Buliwyf kills his brother in self defense, which establishes Buliwyf as heir apparent, followed by the Viking funeral of their dead king, cremated together with a young woman who agreed to accompany him to Valhalla.
Movie vs Book
Year
1999
Minutes
102
Movie Rate
6.60
Source: IMDb
Movie
The 13th Warrior
Director: John McTiernan, Michael Crichton
Country: USA
Year: 1999
Length: 1h42m
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Year
900
Pages
245
Book Rate
6.90
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Book
Beowulf
Author: Unknown
Country: UK
First published in: 900
Length: 245 pages
Genre: Poem
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User polls & recommendations
“When I see a 700-page novel, my first thought is, 'Ooh, how could you cut this down to size and make a movie out of it?'”
BRIAN HELGELAND (Screenwriter)
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