The 13th Warrior

The 13th Warrior (1999)

Timing: 1:43 (103 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1999-08-13

Country

United States

Production

Touchstone Pictures, Crichton/McTiernan Productions

Genre

Adventure, History, Action

Budget

$160 000 000

Revenue

$61 698 899

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Director

John McTiernan

Actors

Antonio Banderas, Diane Venora, Dennis Storhøi, Vladimir Kulich, Omar Sharif, Anders T. Andersen, Richard Bremmer, Tony Curran, Mischa Hausserman, Neil Maffin
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Scenario

Producer

John McTiernan, Michael Crichton, Ned Dowd, Andrew G. Vajna, Ethan Dubrow

Operator

Peter Menzies Jr.

Composer

Jerry Goldsmith

Artist

Audition

Patricia McCorkle

Editing

John Wright
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• The film is based on Michael Crichton's novel 'Eaters of the Dead'.
• Omar Sharif was so disappointed with the finished film that he temporarily stopped acting.
• Initially, the film was shot with a PG-13 rating and was titled 'Eaters of the Dead,' but after unsatisfactory test screenings, the premiere was postponed by more than a year. Michael Crichton took over the reshoots himself. Ultimately, the producers decided to change the rating to R and change the title.
• Ahmad ibn Fadlan was a real Arab poet and traveler who visited Northern Europe and left a written account of his journeys.
• Filming took place from June 26 to November 1, 1997, in Canada. Additional filming was conducted in 1998 after negative reactions from audiences at test screenings.
• The film is based on Michael Crichton’s novel “Eaters of the Dead.”
• Initially, the film was shot with a PG-13 rating and titled “Devourers of the Dead,” but after unsatisfactory test screenings, the premiere was postponed by more than a year. Michael Crichton personally took over reshoots. Ultimately, the producers decided to change the rating to R and rename the film.