An Ordinary man.....An extraordinary journey. Directed by John McTiernan. Also known as Eaters of the Dead, The Vikings. After a political and sexual indiscretion, Ibn Fahdlan is banished from his homeland and sent as an emissary to a distant land. Along the way, the nomadic outcast encounters a band of Norse warriors who coerce him into joining them in their quest to destroy mysterious creatures legendary for consuming every living thing in their path. Arriving at the warriors’ northern homeland ruled by the elderly King Hrothgar, Ibn discovers that the King and his young wife, Queen Weilew, and Hrothgar’s treacherous son Wigliff, have been unable to stop their enemy’s rampage. Eventually surrounded by the frightening and ferocious foe, Ibn must conquer his personal fears and help battle the illusive invaders who emerge out of the shroud of fog in the black of night. The film is based on award-winning author Michael Crichton’s best-selling novel, Eaters of the Dear. Starring Antonio Banderas as Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan, Vladimir Kulich as Buliwyf, Dennis Storhøi as Herger the Joyous, Daniel Southern as Edgtho the Silent, Neil Maffin as Roneth, John DeSantis as Ragnar the Dour, Clive Russell as Helfdane the Fat, Mischa Hausserman as Rethel the Archer, Oliver Sveinall as Haltaf the Boy, Asbjorn ’Bear’ Riis as Halga the Wise, Richard Bremmer as Skeld the Superstitious, Tony Curran as Weath the Musician, Albie Woodington as Hyglak the Quarrelsome, Omar Sharif as Melchisidek, Erick Avari as Caravan Leader.