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 Alan Roberts
Shirley Patterson
Margaret Hathaway
William Reynolds
Lt. Jack Carmen
Douglas Kennedy
Capt. Burnham
Henry Brandon
Dr. Carl Hunter
Phil Harvey
Machinist's Mate Steve Miller
Virgil W. Vogel
Director
Kenner G. Kemp
Officer at Briefing / Officer on Ship (uncredited)
László Görög
Writer
William N. Robson
Writer
Bing Russell
Radio Operator (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Officer at Briefing (uncredited)
Charles Palmer
Writer
William Alland
Producer
Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer
Ellis W. Carter
Cinematographer
Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction
Richard H. Riedel
Art Direction
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Jack Kevan
Special Effects
Hans J. Salter
Original Music Composer
Heinz Roemheld
Original Music Composer
Herman Stein
Original Music Composer
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 15, 1957
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 18m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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.