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Don Murray, Carita, Donald Houston, Andrew Keir, Niall MacGinnis ... see more see more... , Adrienne Corri , Wilfred Lawson , Sean Caffrey , Nicola Pagett , Percy Herbert , Patrick Troughton , Bryan Marshall , Jack Rodney , Patrick Gardiner , Brendan Mathews , Paul Murphy , Gerry Alexander , Dennis Shaw , Anna Manahan , Philip O'Flynn , Arthur O'Sullivan , Scott McGinnis , Nita Lorraine

Set in first century England, The Viking Queen is a loose retelling of the legend of Boadicea (also sometimes known as Boudica), the queen of the native Britons, who were known as the Iceni. In the ye... read more read more...ar 60 A.D., the Roman governor general Justinian (Don Murray) attempts to rule over the island from wisdom as well as strength, believing that winning over the hearts of the Iceni people will work better for the Empire than brutalizing them. He has help from his cultured advisor Tiberion (Niall MacGinnis), and finds an ally (and much more) in Salina (Carita), the daughter of the late King Priam ({Wilfred Lawson}), who has been chosen to rule the Iceni. Together, Justinian and Salina attempt to share responsibility for ruling the island nation, and to make the laws and the tax system fairer for the Iceni -- they also discover that they actually love each other and want to marry. Their romance and their attempts at bringing more civilized rule are thwarted by treachery on both sides. Among the Iceni, the Druids, led by the high priest Maelgan (Donald Houston), oppose the Romans because their rites (involving human sacrifice) have been banned, and Maelgan wishes Salina to fulfill the destiny that he has prophesized for her: to take up arms against the invaders. The wealthy Iceni merchants, led by the procurer Osiris (Dennis Shaw), oppose Justinian because of the higher taxes that he has imposed on them. Among the Romans, Justinian's military commander, Octavian (Andrew Keir), doesn't care for diplomacy or persuasion, except at the point of a sword. Conspiracies abound in both camps, which leads to Justinian being called away, and, in his absence, Octavian destroys the treaty between the two peoples. Finally, Salina is forced to take up arms and lead her people in open revolt against the Romans. The two would-be lovers face each other in battle, where, in the achieving victory, Justinian learns precisely how fierce and proud a warrior and a queen Salina is. ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: Don Chaffey

Release Date: August 16, 1967

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DVD Release Date: July 27, 2004

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  • HenrikSchunk
    May 3, 2012
    HenrikSchunk
    I am a big fan of the Hammer Studios but they should stick to your guns, if it's vampires, werewolfs, zombies, mummies, I am sold - Hell, I dont even mind seeing an old crazy Bette Davis but a retelling of the Boadicea ? Nope, that did not work out all and it's not even wicked en... read moreough to be entertaining as some sort of whacko B-Movie. This is just bland, pointless and uninspired with some sexy druid rituals and half-naked women thrown in to tick that box of celtploitation at least. Anyhow, this is worth passing by.
  • billfenner1967
    March 15, 2009
    billfenner1967
    They say never let the truth get in the way of telling a good story. Perhaps with The Viking Queen, some truth ought to have been thrust in the way of this story, least then it may have been more exciting.

    The film is not based on any actual historical events, just loosely, or ... read moreshall we say "inspired" by history. Problem is, the fiction concocted by the writers isn't compelling enough to justify the abandonment of history. That said, the movie is watchable as a swords and sandals type soap opera romp. Certainly looks impressive, given its limited budget. It has some good sets, costumes and the photography was quite nice.

    A couple of trivia notes:

    This film was One-and-Done for its star Carita, a Finnish model, who, it seems, wasn't much impressed with the glamor of filmmaking and went straight back to modeling afterwards, never to return.

    Also, there's supposedly a famous goof in this film: an extra, dressed as a Roman soldier, is seen wearing a wristwatch! However, after just watching the movie and looking out for this goof, I couldn't spot it anywhere. So I suspect this could be a myth itself, created to add an aura of infamy to this otherwise forgotten film. As they say, Never let the truth get in the way of telling a good story, eh?

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Dennis Schwartz
October 24, 2011
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Silly Sword-and-Sandal costume pic that takes itself so seriously. Full Review

Emanuel Levy
October 5, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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January 26, 2006
Time Out

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May 24, 2003
Film4

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