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The 13th Warrior
Release Date	August 27, 1999
Genre	Sci Fi
Director	John McTiernan Michael Crichton (uncredited reshoots)
Screenwriter	Michael Crichton (novel "Eaters of the Dead" William Wisher Jr. Warren Lewis
Stars	Antonio Banderas Vladimir Kulich Dennis Storhøi Daniel Southern Neil Maffin John DeSantis Clive Russell Mischa Hausserman
Studio	Touchstone Pictures Buena Vista Pictures

The 13th Warrior is a 1999 fantasy film directed by John McTiernan and based on the novel Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton

Synopsis

In the year 922, Arab courtier Ahmad Ibn Fadlan (Antonio Banderas) joins a Viking Party returning to the north where The Wendol, creatures of the mist have been attacking their homes, killing and eating their people. Ahmad, called Eben by his new compatriots, joins them in a fight against the creatures.