The 13th Warrior is a 1999 English-language Action Adventure movie directed by John Mctiernan and produced by John Mctiernan, Michael Crichton and Ned Dowd under the banner of Touchstone Pictures. While Ibn and his people are intelligent and well-mannered, the Vikings are a rowdy and sometimes unpleasant lot, with an unquenchable appetite for food, alcohol, and women. The 13th warrior features Antonio Banderas, Diane Venora, Omar Sharif, Dennis Storhøi, Vladimir Kulich, Anders T. Andersen and Katheryn Winnick. The screenplay is written by William Wisher, Jr. and Warren Lewis which is inspired from Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton. The music was composed by Jerry Goldsmith. Cinematography was done by Peter Menzies Jr. and editing by John Wright. The motion picture has a running time of 103 minutes. It was released on 13th August 1999. The 13th Warrior was made on a budget of $160 million and at the box office it grossed only $30 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. While Ibn and his people are intelligent and well-mannered, the Vikings are a rowdy and sometimes unpleasant lot, with an unquenchable appetite for food, alcohol, and women.