The read
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
95 audience votes
Key crew
- John WhedonScreenplay
- Robert StevensonDirector
- Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- 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
- Rolf SøderThe Lawspeaker
- Torsten WahlundSven
Stills
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Themes
islandvikings (norsemen)arctic polar circle regionkiller whalepolar exploration1900seskimo