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Adventures in Xenophobia: The Light at the Edge of the World (1971) as a Cultural Artifact

David Melbye

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Abstract

Within the robust legacy of Odyssean maritime adventure films spanning Errol Flynn’s prewar pirate epics, multiple Mutiny on the Bounty and Melville adaptations, Greek hero and Sinbad films, and postmillennial entries such as Master and Commander (2003), Life of Pi (2012), or Kon-Tiki (2012), one might include The Light at the Edge of the World (1971), based on a 1905 Jules Verne novel concerning pirates in the remote vicinity of Cape Horn. The film would also readily appear an attempt by Kirk Douglas and his production company to revive his former star status as the gladiatorial persona in 20,000 Leagues...
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationExplorers on Screen
Subtitle of host publicationAdventure! Danger! Romance!
EditorsSue Matheson, Cynthia J. Miller
PublisherUniversity of Edinburgh
Chapter10
Pages145-159
Number of pages15
ISBN (Electronic)9781399532082, 9781399532075
ISBN (Print)9781399532051
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2026

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