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The Land Unknown
“BEHIND A BARRIER OF ANTARCTIC ICE... A PARADISE OF HIDDEN TERRORS!”
5.7 / 10• 1957• 1h 18m•NR• English
AdventureFantasyScience Fiction
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Jock Mahoney
Commander Harold 'Alan' Roberts
Lead
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)
Bing Russell
Radio Operator (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Virgil W. Vogel's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Land Unknown is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
