The 13th Warrior

The 13th Warrior
The 13th Warrior
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John McTiernan
Screenplay by	William Wisher, Jr.; Warren Lewis;
Based on	Eaters of the Dead; by Michael Crichton
Produced by	John McTiernan; Michael Crichton; Ned Dowd;
Starring	Antonio Banderas; Diane Venora; Omar Sharif;
Cinematography	Peter Menzies Jr.
Edited by	John Wright
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith
Production; company	Touchstone Pictures
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date	August 27, 1999;
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$85–160 million
Box office	$61.7 million

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.

It stars Antonio Banderas as Ahmad 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 reportedly 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]

^ "THE 13TH WARRIOR (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 1999-07-30. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Dirks (2010) was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Company Town Film Profit Report". Los Angeles Times. 8 September 1999. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
^ Sklar, Elizabeth S. (2011). The Vikings on Film: Essays on Depictions of the Nordic Middle Ages. McFarland & Company. p. 122. ISBN 9780786460441. Despite a lavish production budget for which estimates range from $100,000,000 to $160,000,000...
^ "Michael Crichton's Novel, The 13th Warrior". Windofkeltia.com. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
^ Sklar, Elizabeth S. (2011). The Vikings on Film: Essays on Depictions of the Nordic Middle Ages. McFarland & Company. p. 122. ISBN 9780786460441. Despite a lavish production budget for which estimates range from $100 to $160...
^ Gabbi Shaw (February 27, 2017). "The biggest box office flop from the year you were born". Insider. Retrieved June 21, 2018.

[1] "THE 13TH WARRIOR (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 1999-07-30. Retrieved 2012-11-14.

[Dirks_(2010)-2] Cite error: The named reference Dirks (2010) was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Company_Town_(1999)-3] "Company Town Film Profit Report". Los Angeles Times. 8 September 1999. Retrieved 22 July 2013.

[4] Sklar, Elizabeth S. (2011). The Vikings on Film: Essays on Depictions of the Nordic Middle Ages. McFarland & Company. p. 122. ISBN 9780786460441. Despite a lavish production budget for which estimates range from $100,000,000 to $160,000,000...

[5] "Michael Crichton's Novel, The 13th Warrior". Windofkeltia.com. Retrieved 2014-08-09.

[6] Sklar, Elizabeth S. (2011). The Vikings on Film: Essays on Depictions of the Nordic Middle Ages. McFarland & Company. p. 122. ISBN 9780786460441. Despite a lavish production budget for which estimates range from $100 to $160...

[insider-7] Gabbi Shaw (February 27, 2017). "The biggest box office flop from the year you were born". Insider. Retrieved June 21, 2018.

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