The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent (1957)

Director:

Roger Corman

Writers:

Irving Block (story)
Lawrence L. Goldman (screenplay)

Release Date:

December 1957 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

Fabulous! Spectacular! Terrifying! The raw courage of women without men lost in a fantastic Hell-on-Earth !

Plot:

A group of lonely Viking women build a ship and set off across the sea to locate their missing menfolk...

Plot Keywords:

Viking | Sea | Barbarian | Warrior | Ship

Cast

Abby Dalton	...	Desir
Susan Cabot	...	Enger
Bradford Jackson	...	Vedric (as Brad Jackson)
June Kenney	...	Asmild
Richard Devon	...	Stark
Betsy Jones-Moreland	...	Thyra
Jonathan Haze	...	Ottar
Jay Sayer	...	Senya
Lynette Bernay	...	Dagda (as Lynn Bernay)
Sally Todd	...	Sanda
Gary Conway	...	Jarl
Michael Forest	...	Zarko (as Mike Forrest)
Wilda Taylor	...	Grimolt Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Herman Hack	...	Grimault Rider (uncredited)

Directed by
Roger Corman

Writing credits
Irving Block		(story)
Lawrence L. Goldman		(screenplay)

Produced by
Samuel Z. Arkoff	....	executive producer
Roger Corman	....	producer
James H. Nicholson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Albert Glasser

Cinematography by
Monroe P. Askins

Film Editing by
Ronald Sinclair

Art Direction by
Robert Kinoshita		(as Bob Kinoshita)

Makeup Department
Harry Ross	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Lionel C. Place	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Bohrer	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Herman Lewis	....	sound

Visual Effects by
Irving Block	....	special photographic effects creator
Louis DeWitt	....	special photographic effects creator
Jack Rabin	....	special photographic effects creator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gwen Fitzer	....	costumer

Other crew
Wilda Taylor	....	choreographer

Production Companies

• Malibu Productions

Distributors

• American International Pictures (AIP) (1957) (USA) (theatrical)
• Astral Films (1958) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

The Saga of the Viking
The Viking Women and the Sea Serpent
Undersea Monster
Viking Women (UK)
La leggenda vichinga (Italy) [it]
La leyenda de las vikingas y su viaje a las aguas del gran dios serpiente (Venezuela) [es]
Le donne vichinghe e il dio serpente (Italy) [it]

Runtime:

66 min | USA:71 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #18826) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Filming Locations:

Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Malibu Productions

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the great hall of the building the curtains are held up by metal curtain rings.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Viking Women vs. the Sea Serpent (#4.17)" (1991)

The Viking Women and the Sea Serpent (1957) **

A group of luscious and scantily clad '50s Viking babes decide to board a boat to search for their missing men who have disappeared some time ago. They wind up terrorized and shipwrecked by the giant creature of the title and the find themselves prisoners of a tribe of men who want to use them as their slaves.

Thanks to director Roger Corman, this cheesy flick is made into something at least watchable. And for me, any chance to see blonde Sally Todd (FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER) and raven-haired Susan Cabot (THE WASP WOMAN) strutting their stuff is a plus.

**/****