Double Feature: EMPEROR OF THE NORTH POLE, 1973,THE VIKINGS, 1958, August 17, 2012

Friday, August 17 – 7:30 PM
Double Feature: EMPEROR OF THE NORTH POLE, 1973, 20th Century Fox, 118 min. Ernest Borgnine reunites with his DIRTY DOZEN costar Lee Marvin and director Robert Aldrich for this Depression-era drama. Borgnine is a sadistic railroad conductor determined to keep hobos off of his train; Marvin is an outcast who strives to become a legend by battling and besting Borgnine. With Keith Carradine. [35mm]
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THE VIKINGS, 1958, MGM/Park Circus, 116 min. Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis play warring adventurers locked in a battle for land and the heart (or, more accurately, body) of the gorgeous Janet Leigh in this rousing epic. With an exuberant performance by Ernest Borgnine as the head Viking and stylish direction by the ever reliable Richard Fleischer, this is a fast, funny spectacle not to be missed on the big screen. [35mm]
Trailer
Discussion between films with actor Keith Carradine (schedule permitting).

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