Moorish ruler El Mansuh is determined to locate a massive bell made of gold known as the "Mother of Voices." Viking explorer Rolfe also becomes intent on finding the mythical treasure, and sails with his crew from Scandinavia to Africa to track it down. Reluctantly working together, El Mansuh and Rolfe, along with their men, embark on a quest for the prized object, but only one leader will be able to claim the bell as his own — if it even exists at all.

Richard Widmark
as Rolfe

Sidney Poitier
as Aly Mansuh

Russ Tamblyn
as Orm

Rosanna Schiaffino
as Aminah

Oskar Homolka
as Krok

Edward Judd
as Sven

Lionel Jeffries
as Aziz

Beba Lončar
as Gerda

Clifford Evans
as King Harald

Gordon Jackson
as Vahlin
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Sidney Poitier just about carries his role off, as a Moorish prince obsessed with a mythical great golden bell ("The Mother of All Voices") - reputedly made by monks many years ago. The rest of the cast, however, are fish out of water - Richard Widmark and Russ Tamblyn are not at all plausible as Vi...