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The Land Unknown
1957 5.6 (44 votes) 1h 18m
Genres
Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction
Production Companies
Universal International Pictures

The Land Unknown

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.

Key Crew

Director: Virgil W. Vogel

Screenplay: László Görög

Director of Photography: Ellis W. Carter

Story: Charles Palmer

Producer: William Alland

Top Cast

Jock Mahoney
Jock Mahoney

Commander Harold 'Alan' Roberts

Shirley Patterson
Shirley Patterson

Margaret 'Maggie' Hathaway

William Reynolds
William Reynolds

Lt. Jack Carmen

Henry Brandon
Henry Brandon

Dr. Carl Hunter

Douglas Kennedy
Douglas Kennedy

Capt. Burnham

Phil Harvey
Phil Harvey

Machinist's Mate Steve Miller

Kenner G. Kemp
Kenner G. Kemp

Officer at Briefing / Officer on Ship (uncredited)

Bing Russell
Bing Russell

Radio Operator (uncredited)

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