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      Master of the World

      1961 1h 44m Sci-Fi List
      Reviews 20% 250+ Ratings Audience Score Mad inventor Capt. Robur (Vincent Price) kidnaps a team on a government expedition to investigate a mysterious crater in Pennsylvania. The team is taken aboard Robur's spectacularly engineered air ship, the "Albatross," which Robur plans to fly around the world to various military installations in his desperate desire to eradicate weapons of mass destruction, thereby bringing about world peace. The kidnapped team's leader, John Strock (Charles Bronson), responds by planning an uprising. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member unfortunately the film was too dated and you don't know it, even a good part if it is an adventure film or an adventure comedy. Very poor special effects Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Good idea ruined by cheap special effects. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent campy escape! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member okay, so if I'm being honest about this one, I just don't especially care anything about the Jules Verne adventure material upon which this is based, so a madman in an airship holding the world hostage until they disarm, in a strangely misguided attempt to make it a better place, most of that was lost to me. I was amused by a young Charles Bronson in a supporting role though. Different strokes, so give it a spin, you may dig it quite a bit. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member From AIP schlockmeister Samuel Z. Arkoff comes a tale of Victorian madman, Vincent Price, with a huge airship taking captives, including a miscast Charles Bronson, on his mission of death and destruction. It's not exactly a high minded Jules Verne adaptation, but it is scripted by the great Richard Matheson. I'll blame the film's mediocracy on journeyman TV and film director William Witney. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Wonderful little B picture based on classic Verne. The effects are horribly dated, but it's entertaining as hell thanks to hilarious over-the-top performances from Vincent Price and Henry Hull. The premise is a little ridiculous, but it's all in good fun. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Matt Brunson Film Frenzy An entertaining tale that often plays like a "B" version of Disney's Verne adaptation 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Rated: 3/4 Sep 10, 2021 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Highly entertaining but ludicrous fantasy sci-fi film set in the 19th century. Rated: B- Oct 18, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Mad inventor Capt. Robur (Vincent Price) kidnaps a team on a government expedition to investigate a mysterious crater in Pennsylvania. The team is taken aboard Robur's spectacularly engineered air ship, the "Albatross," which Robur plans to fly around the world to various military installations in his desperate desire to eradicate weapons of mass destruction, thereby bringing about world peace. The kidnapped team's leader, John Strock (Charles Bronson), responds by planning an uprising.
      Director
      William Witney
      Production Co
      American International Pictures (AIP)
      Genre
      Sci-Fi
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 29, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 44m