The Island at the Top of the World
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The Island at the Top of the World

Adventure beyond imagination

1974 • 94 min • Adventure · Family · Fantasy

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Best from age 7
71
Movie Knight Score
97 reviews
  • 75 Reviewers · 4 · 60%
  • 65 Audience · 93 · 40%

Mwanzoni mwa miaka ya 1900, baba mwenye dhamira anaongoza msafara wa Aktiki kumpata mwanawe aliyepotea, ambaye alitoweka alipokuwa akitafuta ustaarabu wa Waviking uliopotea. Timu inakutana na hatari kutoka kwa nyangumi muuaji na vizazi vya Waviking wenye uhasama katika nchi iliyofichwa, yenye volkano, ambao wanailinda vikali siri yao. Wanapaswa kutoroka ili waishi.

Violence & peril
3/10
Language
0/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
0/10
Romance & sensuality
0/10
Scary moments
4/10

Heads up

  • Baadhi ya matukio ya hatari na nyangumi muuaji
  • Makabiliano ya kutisha na wenyeji wenye silaha

What it models well

  • Ujasiri na uvumilivu
  • Uchunguzi na ugunduzi
  • Uaminifu wa familia

Talk about it after

  • Umuhimu wa kuheshimu tamaduni na njia za maisha za watu wengine
  • Umuhimu wa kihistoria wa uvumbuzi wa Waviking
  • Hatari na manufaa ya kuchunguza maeneo yasiyojulikana

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Top billed cast

Director: Robert Stevenson • Crew: John Whedon

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Reviewer notes

Recommended

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.…

Recommended

_**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).…

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

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.…

Not recommendedTrusted family reviewers

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.…

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