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Trees Grow on the Stones Too (1985)
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Trees Grow on the Stones Too (1985)
Original name: И на камнях растут деревья
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Soviet Union, Norway
Duration: 146 min.
Story: Vikings attack Kuksja's village, and end up bringing him along on their ship because they believe he is good luck. After proving himself in a battle against the dreaded Danes, chief Torir bestows upon him the name of Einar and takes him in as his son. Back home in Norway the men are received as heros, but new trouble arises when Kuksja falls in love with the beautiful Signy, who is already betroth to the vicious Sigurd.
Style: vintage
Plot: medieval, viking, ancient, ship, tribe, love, travel, winter, first love, kidnapping, death, slave, sword fight, legend, sailboat, leader, boat, captive, poison, drinking, drinking alcohol, kiss
Time: middle ages, 10th century
Place: ussr, scandinavia, russia
Keyword: norwegian

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, exciting, realistic and epic films with plots about medieval, viking, ancient, battles, sword fight, sword and rivalry mostly in Drama, Adventure and Action genres. Some movies like Trees Grow on the Stones Too: The White Viking (1991), Tiger of the Seven Seas (1962), Shadow of the Raven (1988), The Long Ships (1964), Hagbard and Signe (1967). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
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Duration: 103 min.
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Style: suspense, exciting, brutal
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Time: middle ages, medieval times, 9th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
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The White Viking (1991)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Norway in the 10th century. Askur, son of the powerful Thorgeir marries Embla, daughter of one of the few remaining landowners in Norway, in a pagan ceremony. King Olav, a ruthless christian, wants to eredicate all traces of non-christian beliefs ...
Style: cult classic
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Time: middle ages, 10th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Tiger of the Seven Seas (1962)
Genre: Adventure
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Tigre is the skipper of the Santa Maria, a pirate-ship, but he feels tired and decides to leave the command of the ship. Unfortunately he has only a daughter, Consuelo. So he will leave the command and the ship to the winner of a challenge among his ...
Plot: pirate, peplum, noblewoman, pirate captain, castle, ship, daughter, sword fight, spaniard, sailing, mute, revenge ...
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Shadow of the Raven (1988)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Sweden, Iceland, Norway
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Trausti returns to Iceland just in time to be entangled in a family feud over a stranded whale-cadaver. His mother (the family head) is mortally wounded and Grim kills Erikur; the other clan leader. Isold, daughter of Erikur now takes his place. ...
Style: cult classic
Plot: viking, barbarian, medieval, revenge, scandinavian culture, knight, time machine, sword and sorcery, sorcery, king arthur, ancient, mother ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Long Ships (1964)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, Yugoslavia
Duration: 126 min.
Story: In this elaborately mounted seafaring adventure, Rolfe (Richard Widmark) is a Viking leader with the cunning and devious mind of a pirate. Rolfe tells others sailors of "The Mother of Voices," a mammoth bell made of gold and as tall as ...
Style: retro, semi serious, saga, epic, independent film
Audience: boys' night
Plot: viking, medieval, barbarian, ancient, knight, african american, sea, historical event, chivalry, ancient history, semi nudity, sorcery ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 10th century
Place: scandinavia, north africa, africa
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Hagbard and Signe (1967)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Denmark, Iceland, Sweden
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The mountain slopes of Iceland are shown to excellent advantage in the Scandinavian epic Hagbard and Signe. The story, based on an ancient legend, concerns Hagbard (Oleg Vidov), the son of a slain Norse king. Seeking revenge against the rival clan ...
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Plot: medieval, revenge, viking, hanging, betrayal, ghost, murder, sword fight, sword, legend, royalty, antiquity ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Outlaw: The Saga of Gisli (1981)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Iceland
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⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
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Duration: 90 min.
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Style: independent film, vintage
Plot: medieval, king arthur, sword and sorcery, arthurian legend, knight, ancient, sorcery, peplum, journey, rescue mission, adventure hero, sword duel ...
Time: medieval times, middle ages
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Duration: 82 min.
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Plot: viking, medieval, battles, vengeance, paganism, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, escapades, love and romance, murder, danger, legend ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 9th century
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⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
When the Raven Flies (1984)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Iceland, Sweden
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Vikings pillage Ireland, seeking silver and slaves, slaying men and women in the process. A young boy is spared when a Viking takes pity on him instead of killing him. Twenty years later the boy returns to Iceland take his revenge.
Style: historical drama, cult classic, esoteric, realistic, serious ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Crusaders (2001)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, Germany
Duration: 194 min.
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Style: captivating, serious, realistic, epic
Plot: crusade, battles, medieval, friendship, war, heroic mission, military, pope, state affairs, society, rivalry, politics ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
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⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Style: captivating, realistic, serious, gloomy, atmospheric
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⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Story: No overview found.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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