Erik the Viking

Erik the Viking
US theatrical release poster
Directed byTerry Jones
Screenplay byTerry Jones
Based onThe Saga of Erik the Viking
by Terry Jones
Produced byJohn C. Goldstone
Starring
CinematographyIan Wilson
Edited byGeorge Akers
Music byNeil Innes
Production
companies
Prominent Features
Svensk Filmindustri
Distributed byUnited International Pictures (United Kingdom)
Svensk Filmindustri (Sweden)
Release dates
  • 1 September 1989 (1989-09-01) (Sweden)
  • 22 September 1989 (1989-09-22) (US)
  • 29 September 1989 (1989-09-29) (UK)
Running time
107 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Sweden
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,932,642

Erik the Viking is a 1989 British comedy-fantasy film written and directed by Terry Jones. The film was inspired by Jones's children's book The Saga of Erik the Viking (1983), but the plot is completely different. Jones also appears in the film as King Arnulf.