Vicky the Viking (film)

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.

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.

Vicky, on the other hand, is a small but very smart boy who always has to prove his father that the ingenuity of a man can meet muscles.

[3] The kidnappers turn out to be Sven the Terrible and his band of Viking pirates, who are hunting for a legendary treasure, and in order to gain it, they need the assistance of a child who has never spoken a lie in his or her life.

The sequel film was presented in 3D and included the original cast with the exception of Michael Herbig; it was directed by Christian Ditter.

Original Viking boat "Freya" as used in the movie - today located at Chiemsee ( Bavaria )