

The Land Unknown
1957 · Movie · 1h 18m
AdventureFantasyScience Fiction
"BEHIND A BARRIER OF ANTARCTIC ICE... A PARADISE OF HIDDEN TERRORS!"
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
5.7/10
Key crew
- Virgil W. VogelDirector
- László GörögScreenplay
- Henry ManciniOriginal Music Composer
- Herman SteinOriginal Music Composer
- Heinz RoemheldOriginal Music Composer
- Hans J. SalterOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jock MahoneyCommander Harold 'Alan' Roberts
- Shirley PattersonMargaret 'Maggie' Hathaway
- William ReynoldsLt. Jack Carmen
- Henry BrandonDr. Carl Hunter
- Douglas KennedyCapt. Burnham
- Phil HarveyMachinist's Mate Steve Miller
- Kenner G. KempOfficer at Briefing / Officer on Ship (uncredited)
- Bing RussellRadio Operator (uncredited)
- Bert StevensOfficer at Briefing (uncredited)
- Tom ColemanMan at Briefing (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
rescuehelicoptermonstertyrannosaurus rexexpeditioncarnivorous plantjungleprehistoric creaturereporterdinosaurraftantarctica











