

The Island at the Top of the World
Adventure beyond imagination
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.
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- Released
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- Language
- Danish
- island
- vikings (norsemen)
- arctic polar circle region
- killer whale
- polar exploration
- 1900s
- eskimo
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalG20 Dec 1974
- PhysicalG15 Apr 1983
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalU16 Dec 1974
GermanyDE
- Theatrical617 Oct 1975
IrelandIE
- TheatricalPG4 Jul 1975
ItalyIT
- Theatrical7 Aug 1975
JapanJP
- TheatricalPG1215 Mar 1975
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The Island at the Top of the World was released on 16 December 1974.
Audience reviews
4- J5/10
John Chard
9/20/2015
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 desperat…
- R8/10
r96sk
8/21/2020
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 the film keep a high footing. Donald Sinden (Ross), David Hartman (Ivarsson) and Jacques Marin (Brieux) are all fantast…
- W8/10
Wuchak
6/7/2021
_**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 captain of the vessel (Jacques Marin) and a fearless Eskimo (Mako). They are astonished to find a settlement of Vikings, but …
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
5/27/2023
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 down his missing son. They pick up an unwilling Eskimo en route to a volcanic island inhabited by long lost Vikings and…
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