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Master of the World

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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.

Critics Reviews

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 09/10/2021
3/4
An entertaining tale that often plays like a "B" version of Disney's Verne adaptation 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 10/18/2005
B-
Highly entertaining but ludicrous fantasy sci-fi film set in the 19th century. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Russ G Dec 4 I clicked on Y/T for the casting combo of Vincent Price and Charles Bronson but the production is so hokey I had to bail. It's a cheap rip-off of Disney's 20,000 Leagues but in a fanciful airship instead of a sub. See more P. D Feb 4 A great film to see at 3 a.m. when you're buzzed. I loved the special effects!😄 See more 03/11/2021 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 See more 03/16/2019 Good idea ruined by cheap special effects. See more 01/16/2019 Excellent campy escape! See more 10/14/2017 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. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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William Witney

Director

Vincent Price

Captain Robur

Charles Bronson

John Strock

Henry Hull

Prudent

Mary Webster

Dorothy Prudent

David Frankham

Phillip Evans
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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
Screenwriter
Richard Matheson
Production Co
American International Pictures (AIP)
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 29, 2017
Runtime
1h 44m