The Island at the Top of the World poster

The Island at the Top of the World( 1974)

TV-MAAdventureFamilyFantasy
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Adventure beyond imagination

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Donald Sinden

      Sir Anthony Ross

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      David Hartman

      Prof. John Ivarsson

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      Jacques Marin

      Captain Brieux

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      Mako

      Oomiak

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      David Gwillim

      Donald Ross

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      Agneta Eckemyr

      Freyja

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      Sverre Anker Ousdal

      Gunnar

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      Gunnar Öhlund

      The Godi

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      Lasse Kolstad

      Erik

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      Erik Silju

      Torvald

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      Rolf Søder

      The Lawspeaker

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      Torsten Wahlund

      Sven

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      Niels Hinrichsen

      Sigurd

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      Denny Miller

      Town Guard

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      Brendan Dillon

      The Factor

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      James Almanzar

      French Engineer

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      Ivor Barry

      The Butler

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      Lee Paul

      Chief of Boat Archers

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      Ian Abercrombie

      Train Conductor (uncredited)

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      Jackson Bostwick

      Pilot (uncredited)

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      Herman Poppe

      Sentry (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

    5
    Written by John Chard on Sun Sep 20 2015
    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 cinematography by Frank Phillips. Out of Walt Disney productions, this is a pic that finds the house of the mouse desperately trying to keep their live action fantasy flame ablaze. Unfortunately, in spite of some appealing production shunts, it's really rather dull and performed in the same manner. ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

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