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5.7Navy 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.
Released: 1957-10-1578 minDir: Virgil W. VogelAdventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Cast
- Jock Mahoney as Commander Harold 'Alan' Roberts
- Shirley Patterson as Margaret 'Maggie' Hathaway
- William Reynolds as Lt. Jack Carmen
- Henry Brandon as Dr. Carl Hunter
- Douglas Kennedy as Capt. Burnham
- Phil Harvey as Machinist's Mate Steve Miller
Themes
- rescue
- helicopter
- monster
- tyrannosaurus rex
- expedition
- carnivorous plant
- jungle
- prehistoric creature
- reporter
- dinosaur
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- monster film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- dinosaur
- Director
- Virgil W. Vogel
- Screenwriter
- László Görög
- Composer
- Henry Mancini
- Producer
- William Alland
- Duration
- 78
- FilmAffinity ID
- 198724
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- publication date
- 1957-01-01
- title
- The Land Unknown
- distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- color
- black-and-white
- Commons category
- The Land Unknown
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