The Land Unknown
Seen it?1957 | 78 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of anyone who loves watching the truth get chased down and sci-fi fans. It's about the digging, and what it costs to get the story. Same wavelength as Jurassic Park or Kong: Skull Island.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Never drags, at 1 hr 18 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1957: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 30K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
- 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)