The Island at the Top of the World (1974)

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Plot

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.

Cast

Donald SindenSir Anthony Ross

David HartmanProf. John Ivarsson

Jacques MarinCaptain Brieux

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David GwillimDonald Ross

Agneta EckemyrFreyja

Gunnar ÖhlundThe Godi

Matthias SchmidtThe Lawspeaker

Torsten WahlundSven

Ian AbercrombieTrain Conductor (uncredited)

Writers and directors

Robert StevensonDirector

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John Chard ★ 5.0/10

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 Donal…20. Sep 2015

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r96sk ★ 8.0/10

A very good film! I felt thoroughly entertained for the entirety of the 93 minute run time of 'The Island at the Top of the World'. The special effects may have aged in quite funky and mildly chuck…21. Aug 2020

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Wuchak ★ 8.0/10

_**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 f…7. Jun 2021

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CinemaSerf ★ 7.0/10

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 p…27. May 2023

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