The 13th Warrior
John McTiernan, Michael Crichton, 1999
Ibn Fadlan's Journey to Russia
Ahmad Ibn Fadlan, 921
The 13th Warrior is a movie directed by John McTiernan and Michael Crichton in 1999 and inspired by the book Ibn Fadlan’s Journey to Russia: A Tenth-century Traveler from Baghdad to the Volga River by Ahmad Ibn Fadlan, first published in 921. The movie features Antonio Banderas, Vladimir Kulich, Omar Sharif, Dennis Storhoi, Diane Venora, Neil Maffin, and others.
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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
921
Pages
174
Book Rate
7.66
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Book
Ibn Fadlan's Journey to Russia
Original title: Risāla
Subtitle: A Tenth-century Traveler from Baghdad to the Volga River
Author: Ahmad Ibn Fadlan
Country: Iraq
First published in: 921
Length: 174 pages
Genre: Non Fiction
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“It's a difficult thing when you make a film of a book. You have two hours to tell the story, and it's never going to be enough.”
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY (Actress)
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