wandering middle section." The film holds a score of 76% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 21 reviews. Awards Nominee Best Director - Directors Guild of America (Richard Fleischer) Winner Best Actor - San Sebastian International Film Festival (Kirk Douglas) Legacy Soundtrack Mario Nascimbene's score was the first music published through Kirk Douglas' music publishing company, Peter Vincent Music Corporation (named after his son Peter Vincent Douglas), a subsidiary of Bryna Productions. The soundtrack long play was initially announced for release by Dot Records, but was ultimately released by United Artists Records in a double-fold (gatefold) cover packaging in early June 1958. Television series Kirk Douglas's Bryna Productions produced a 1959 television series Tales of the Vikings. This picture is considered the "trigger film" for other contemporary Viking films including Mario Bava's Erik the Conqueror and several other Italian made Viking films as well as Jack Cardiff's (cinematographer on The Vikings) The Long Ships. Comic book adaptation Dell Four Color #910 (June 1958) See also List of American films of 1958 List of historical drama films Bibliography References External links 1950s action films 1950s historical adventure films 1958 films American adventure drama films American epic films American films about revenge American historical adventure films American swashbuckler films Bryna Productions films Cultural depictions of Ragnar Lodbrok Curtleigh Productions films 1950s English-language films Fictional Vikings Films adapted into comics Films based on American novels Films based on European myths and legends Works based on sagas Films directed by Richard Fleischer Films scored by Mario Nascimbene Films set in Northumberland Films set in Norway Films set in the 9th century Films set in the Viking Age Films shot in France Films shot in Germany Films shot in Norway Fratricide in fiction 1950s American films