The Viking (1928 film)

The Viking
Directed byRoy William Neill
Written byRandolph Bartlett (titles)
Jack Cunningham
Based onThe Thrall of Leif the Lucky
1902 novel
by Ottilie A. Liljencrantz
Produced byHerbert Kalmus
StarringPauline Starke
Donald Crisp
LeRoy Mason
CinematographyGeorge Cave
Edited byAubrey Scotto
Music byWilliam Axt (uncredited)
Richard Wagner (uncredited)
Edvard Grieg (uncredited)
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's, Inc.
Release date
  • November 2, 1928 (1928-11-02)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (Synchronized)
(English Intertitles)

The Viking is a 1928 American synchronized sound drama film. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film Western Electric Sound System process. This film was the first feature-length Technicolor film that featured a soundtrack, and it was the first film made in Technicolor's Process 3. It stars Pauline Starke, Donald Crisp, and LeRoy Mason. The film is loosely based on the 1902 novel The Thrall of Leif the Lucky by Ottilie A. Liljencrantz. The Viking was directed by Roy William Neill.