The 13th Warrior
1999 film by John McTiernan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 13th Warrior is a 1999 American historical fiction action film based on Michael Crichton's 1976 novel Eaters of the Dead,[5] which is a loose adaptation of the tale of Beowulf combined with Ahmad ibn Fadlan's historical account of the Volga Vikings.
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Directed by | John McTiernan |
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Based on | Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton |
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Cinematography | Peter Menzies Jr. |
Edited by | John Wright |
Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
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Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
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Running time | 103 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $85–160 million[2][3][4] |
Box office | $61.7 million[2] |
It stars Antonio Banderas as ibn Fadlan, as well as Diane Venora and Omar Sharif. It was directed by John McTiernan; Crichton directed some uncredited reshoots. The film was produced by McTiernan, Crichton, and Ned Dowd, with Andrew G. Vajna, James Biggam and Ethan Dubrow as executive producers.
Production and marketing costs reputedly ranged from $100-$160 million,[6] but it grossed $61 million at the box office worldwide, becoming the biggest box office bomb of 1999, with losses of up to $129 million.[7]