The Viking 1931. The scenes in the film are real. No trick filming. 27 of the film crew died during filming of this film
Story: Young sailor and fisherman join sealingexpedition in the Artic Actors: Charles Starrett, Louise Huntington, Arthur Vinton Director Varick Frissell, cinematographer Alexander G. Penrod, and almost all the film crew were killed on 15 March 1931. The sealing ship S. S. Viking, from which they were shooting additional footage, sunk in the ice off the Horse Islands on the northern Newfoundland coast. In all, 27 people lost their lives; this is the largest number of fatalities ever incurred in the production of a film.
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