The Island at the Top of the World
1974 · Movie · G · 93 min · ★ 6.5 · 55% critics
A determined father mounts an Arctic expedition in a high-tech airship to search for his missing son, who vanished while chasing legends of a hidden Viking settlement. What begins as a rescue mission turns into a dangerous fight to escape a secret world that does not welcome outsiders.
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Details
- Years
- 1974
- Release date
- 1974-12-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 55/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (91 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like family-friendly lost-world adventures with airships, Vikings, and classic Disney excitement in the vein of In Search of the Castaways or The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; Not for you if you want realism or modern pacing.
Pros: spirited family adventure; striking Arctic scenery; fun old-school thrills | Cons: dated effects; uneven acting; slow first half
Themes
- island
- vikings (norsemen)
- arctic polar circle region
- killer whale
- polar exploration
- 1900s
- eskimo
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1975 · nominated
Cast & crew
Donald Sinden
as Sir Anthony Ross
David Hartman
as Prof. John Ivarsson
Jacques Marin
as Captain Brieux
Mako
as Oomiak
David Gwillim
as Donald Ross
Agneta Eckemyr
as Freyja
Sverre Anker Ousdal
as Gunnar
- GÖ
Gunnar Öhlund
as The Godi
Lasse Kolstad
as Erik
- ES
Erik Silju
as Torvald
Directed by Robert Stevenson