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The Island at the Top of the World

Seen it?

1974 | 94 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With middling reviews (50% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for fantasy fans, adventure fans and families. If you loved How to Train Your Dragon or The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, start here.
The mood
Feel-good.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 34 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1974: an older pace and style.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    50% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsBelow par

    Nominated for 1 Oscar.

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $10 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 30K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Robert Stevenson

  • Donald SindenSir Anthony Ross
  • David HartmanProf. John Ivarsson
  • Jacques MarinCaptain Brieux
  • MakoOomiak
  • David GwillimDonald Ross
  • Agneta EckemyrFreyja
  • Sverre Anker OusdalGunnar
  • Gunnar ÖhlundThe Godi
  • Lasse KolstadErik
  • Erik SiljuTorvald