The Land Unknown (1957)
1h 18m
Running Time
October 15, 1957Release Date
The Land Unknown (1957)
1h 18m
Running Time
October 15, 1957Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Navy Commander Alan Roberts is assigned to lead an expedition to Little America in Antarctica to investigate reports of a mysterious warm water inland lake discovered a decade earlier. His helicopter and its small party, including reporter Maggie Hathaway, is forced down into a volcanic crater by a fierce storm. They find themselves trapped in a lush tropical environment that has survived from prehistoric times.
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Cast & Crew.
Jock Mahoney
Commander Harold 'Alan' Roberts
Shirley Patterson
Margaret 'Maggie' Hathaway
William Reynolds
Lt. Jack Carmen
Henry Brandon
Dr. Carl Hunter
Douglas Kennedy
Capt. Burnham
Phil Harvey
Machinist's Mate Steve Miller
Kenner G. Kemp
Officer at Briefing / Officer on Ship (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Man at Briefing
Bing Russell
Radio Operator (uncredited)
George Calliga
Man at Briefing
Bert Stevens
Officer at Briefing (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Man at Briefing (uncredited)
Virgil W. Vogel
Director
William N. Robson
Adaptation
László Görög
Screenplay
Richard H. Riedel
Art Direction
Orien Ernest
Special Effects
Ellis W. Carter
Director of Photography
Charles Palmer
Story
Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer
Herman Stein
Original Music Composer
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Heinz Roemheld
Original Music Composer
William Alland
Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 15, 1957
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 18m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
helicopter
monster
tyrannosaurus rex
expedition
carnivorous plant
rescue
jungle
reporter
dinosaur
raft
sea monster
pterodactyl
plesiosaur
antarctica
lost world
prehistoric egg
Wiki.
The Land Unknown is a 1957 science fiction CinemaScope adventure film about a naval expedition trapped in an Antarctic jungle. The story was allegedly inspired by the discovery of unusually warm water in Antarctica in 1947. It stars Jock Mahoney and Shirley Patterson and was directed by Virgil W. Vogel. The film's low-budget special effects include men in dinosaur suits, puppets and monitor lizards standing in for dinosaurs.
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