How does a box office bomb become an enduring cult legend? The Thirteenth Warrior, released in nineteen ninety-nine, was a commercial failure that later found a fierce, loyal following. Adapted from Michael Crichton's novel "Eaters of the Dead," it plunges a civilized man into a brutal, mythic world of fog and steel. It is a story of clashing cultures, and of the courage found in the crucible o...
