Vicky the Viking (film)
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Vicky the Viking (German: Wickie und die starken Männer, "Vicky and the Strong Men") is a 2009 German adventure comedy film directed by Michael Herbig, based on Runer Jonsson's Vicke Viking children's book series and its subsequent animated series adaptation Wickie und die starken Männer. Produced by Christian Becker of Rat Pack Filmproduktion[2] it premiered in Munich on 9 September 2009.
Vicky the Viking | |
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Directed by | Michael Herbig |
Written by | Michael Herbig Alfons Biedermann Runer Jonsson |
Based on | Vicke Viking (book series) by Runer Jonsson |
Produced by | Christian Becker |
Starring | Jonas Hämmerle Waldemar Kobus Ankie Beilke Helmfried von Lüttichau |
Cinematography | Gerhard Schirlo |
Edited by | Alexander Dittner |
Music by | Ralf Wengenmayr |
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Distributed by | Constantin Film |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Languages | German Cantonese |
Budget | €8 million |
Box office | $56.7 million[1] |
On 3 October 2009, during a show of Wetten, dass..?, Herbig was presented with the Goldene Leinwand for the film's viewership of three million within its first 18 weeks. It sold nearly 5 million tickets in Germany alone, for a total gross revenue of nearly $57 million.