Based on the novel The Lost Ones, by Donald Gordon Payne (as Ian Cameron), first published in 1961.
A wealthy man summons a renowned archaeologist to accompany him in an expedition to the Arctic in search of the former's son, who went missing while looking for a legendary place where it was said that whales gathered to die.
Unremarkable and derivative adventure for children, which I nevertheless had to see on account of some thematic elements which I found interesting. It is from the same author of The Children (also published pseudonymously, as James Vance Marshall), later renamed Walkabout to cash in on its movie adaptation. Based on these two films, it appears that he has a consistent interest in primitive cultures, and their contrast with civilized ones (these are the thematic elements which drew me to this movie, by the way).
Rating: 34
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