Search - The Island at the Top of the World on DVD

MPAA Rating: G Content Advisory: Child Classic Movie Release: 1974 DVD Release: 05/18/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 34 mins Studio: Anchor Bay Members Wishing: 6 Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Fantasy Adventure See Also: The Island at the Top of the World, The Island at the Top of the World [30th Anniversary Edition]

This Disney family adventure, directed by Robert Stevenson in his Jules Verne mode, concern a group of explorers who travel to the Arctic Circle in 1908 to explore the uncharted wastes of the North Pole. Sir Anthony Ross (Donald Sinden), a rich Londoner, organizes an Arctic exploration team in hopes of locating his missing son. Providing expert advice is Prof. John Ivarson (David Hartman), a professor of Nordic history. As the group explores the frozen tundra, they come across an unknown valley, skirting the borders of a giant volcano, that turns out to be a lost Viking kingdom. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

David Hartman - Prof. Ivarsson
Donald Sinden - Sir Anthony Ross
Jacques Marin - Capt. Brieux
Mako - Oomiak
David Gwillim - Donald Ross
Niels Hinrichsen - Sigurd
Gunnar Ohlund - The Godi
Erik Silju - Torvald
Rolf Soder - Lawspeaker

Robert Stevenson's adventure film Island at the Top of the World comes to DVD with a pair of transfers. The widescreen transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.66:1, and is preferable to the standard full-frame image. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. There are neither subtitles nor closed-captions on this release. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence. This is a decent release from Anchor Bay. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide