Attack of the Normans

{{short description|1962 film}} {{Infobox film | name = Attack of the Normans | image = Attack-of-the-normans-movie-poster-1962-1020558137.jpg | alt = | caption = | native_name =  | director = [[Giuseppe Vari]] | producer = | writer = | screenplay = Nino Stresa{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=21}} | story = | based_on =  | starring = {{plainlist|* [[Cameron Mitchell (actor)|Cameron Mitchell]] * [[Geneviève Grad]] * [[Ettore Manni]] * [[Philippe Hersent]]}} | narrator = | music = | cinematography = {{plainlist|* [[Marco Scarpelli]] * [[Vittorio Storaro]]{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=21}}}} | editing = | studio = {{plainlist|* Galatea Film * Lyre Film{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=21}}}} | distributor =  | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1962|10|19|Europe}} | runtime = 89 minutes | country = {{plainlist|* Italy * France{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=21}}}} | language = | budget = | gross = }} '''''Attack of the Normans''''' ({{langx|it|I normanni}}) is a 1962 Italian film set in England in the early 9th century. [[Viking]] incursions play a central role in the plot; "Normans" in the title is used in its original continental sense, meaning Viking.

This film was written by [[Nino Stresa]] and directed by [[Giuseppe Vari]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Mario Pecorari, Roberto Poppi|title=Dizionario del cinema italiano - I film - Vol.3|publisher=Gremese Editore, 1991}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Massimo Bertarelli|title=Millecinquecento Film Da Evitare|year=2003|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|isbn=8884402646}}</ref>

==Cast== *[[Cameron Mitchell (actor)|Cameron Mitchell]] as Wilfred, Duke of Saxony *[[Geneviève Grad]] as Svetania *[[Ettore Manni]] as Olivier D'Anglon *[[Philippe Hersent]] as James *[[Piero Lulli]] as Barton" *[[Paul Müller (actor)|Paul Müller]] as Thomas *[[Franca Bettoia]] as Queen Patricia

==Release== ''Attack of the Normans'' was released theatrically in Europe 19 October 1962.{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=21}} On its release in the United States in 1963, the film was cut to 79 minutes.{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=21}}

==See also== * [[List of historical drama films]]

== References == {{reflist}}

===Bibliography=== {{Refbegin}} * {{cite book |last1=Kinnard |first1=Roy |last2=Crnkovich |first2=Tony |title=Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1476662916 |year=2017 }} {{Refend}}

==External links== * {{IMDb title|0056288|Attack of the Normans}} {{Giuseppe Vari}}

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