The 13th Warrior
المحارب الثالث عشر
John McTiernan's adventure film starring Antonio Banderas as Ahmad ibn Fadlan, the Abbasid envoy thrown in with Viking warriors — adapted from Crichton's novel drawn on Ibn Fadlan's risala.
At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdbelcinema
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Screening Room
- Format
- Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 1999 CE · 1420 AH†
- Countries
- US
- Languages
- en (original)
- Approach
- historical drama
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- The 13th Warriorالمحارب الثالث عشر
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
Check it against the record:Ahmad ibn Fadlan
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Connections
- About
- Ahmad ibn Fadlan
- Features
- Antonio Banderas· Diane Venora· Vladimir Kulich· Clive Russell· Richard Bremmer· Omar Sharif· Tony Curran· Anders T. Andersen
- Directed by
- Michael Crichton· John McTiernan
- Written by
- William Wisher Jr.· Warren Lewis
People and things also explored
حصار أبي يزيد للمهدية· The Second Abyssinian Occupation of Yemen· استيلاء المرابطين على إشبيلية· هزيمة بلنجر (32هـ)· حادثة بربشتر· وقعة الأرك· The Battle of Dhu Qar· The Conquest of Khaybar
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
- elCinema
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The 13th Warrior”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/al-muqahir-al-thalith-ashar-1999/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.