The Island at the Top of the World
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The Island at the Top of the World

The Island at the Top of the World

6.5/ 10

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1974

Release Year

93 min

Runtime

Adventure
Family
Fantasy

Overview

A Victorian gentleman hopes to find his long-lost son, who vanished while searching for a mysterious Viking community in a volcanic valley somewhere in uncharted Arctic regions. The gentleman puts together an expedition team to go on the search, but when they reach their destination they must escape from some Viking descendants who will kill to keep their existence a secret.

Keywords

island
vikings (norsemen)
arctic polar circle region
killer whale
polar exploration
1900s
eskimo

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Reviews(4)

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John Chard

John Chard

September 20, 2015

5
5/10

The Entrance to Hell! The Island at the Top of the World is directed by Robert Stevenson and adapted to screenplay by John Whedon from the novel The Lost Ones written by Ian Cameron. It stars Donald Sinden, David Hartman, Jacques Marin, Mako and Agneta Eckemyr. Music is by Maurice Jarre and cinem

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r96sk

r96sk

August 21, 2020

8
8/10

A very good film! I felt thoroughly entertained for the entirety of the 93 minute run time of <em>'The Island at the Top of the World'</em>. The special effects may have aged in quite funky and mildly chucklesome fashion, but the great adventure elements, pinpoint pacing and terrific cast help th

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Wuchak

Wuchak

June 7, 2021

8
8/10

_**Jules Verne-like adventure about finding a lost colony of Vikings**_ A British aristocrat (Donald Sinden) in London, 1907, arranges an expedition to the arctic in a state-of-the-art airship to find his lost son (David Gwillim). Along for the ride are an archaeologist (David Hartman), the capta

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

May 27, 2023

7
7/10

Discovered this the other day in a tin of DVDs. It is a little bit far-fetched, but nonetheless a smashing Disney family adventure about a millionaire who sets off to the Arctic in an airship with a professor and a slightly grumpy French captain (the frequently scene-stealing Jacques Marin) to track

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