<P> The Vikings is a 1958 epic historical fiction swashbuckling film directed by Richard Fleischer and filmed in Technicolor . It was produced by and stars Kirk Douglas . It is based on the novel The Viking by Edison Marshall , which in turn is based on material from the sagas of Ragnar Lodbrok and his sons . Other starring roles were taken by Tony Curtis , Janet Leigh and Ernest Borgnine . The film made notable use of natural locations in Norway . It was mostly filmed in Maurangerfjorden and Maurangsnes , captured on film by cinematographer Jack Cardiff although Aella 's castle was the real Fort de la Latte in north - east Brittany in France and also on the location of the Lim Bay ( Fiord ) in Croatia . </P>
<P> The Vikings is a 1958 epic historical fiction swashbuckling film directed by Richard Fleischer and filmed in Technicolor . It was produced by and stars Kirk Douglas . It is based on the novel The Viking by Edison Marshall , which in turn is based on material from the sagas of Ragnar Lodbrok and his sons . Other starring roles were taken by Tony Curtis , Janet Leigh and Ernest Borgnine . The film made notable use of natural locations in Norway . It was mostly filmed in Maurangerfjorden and Maurangsnes , captured on film by cinematographer Jack Cardiff although Aella 's castle was the real Fort de la Latte in north - east Brittany in France and also on the location of the Lim Bay ( Fiord ) in Croatia . </P>
where is the castle in the vikings film
where is the castle in the vikings film
north - east Brittany in France
north - east Brittany in France