The Land Unknown

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Jock Mahoney

Commander Harold 'Alan' Roberts

Age : 70 | Popularity : 7%

Shirley Patterson

Margaret 'Maggie' Hathaway

Age : 72 | Popularity : 11%

William Reynolds

Lt. Jack Carmen

Age : 92 | Popularity : 3%

Henry Brandon

Dr. Carl Hunter

Age : 77 | Popularity : 7%

Douglas Kennedy

Capt. Burnham

Age : 57 | Popularity : 24%

Phil Harvey

Machinist's Mate Steve Miller

Age : 102 | Popularity : 3%

Kenner G. Kemp

Officer at Briefing / Officer on Ship (uncredited)

Age : 77 | Popularity : 8%

Bing Russell

Radio Operator (uncredited)

Age : 76 | Popularity : 9%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	William Alland
Sound	Original Music Composer	Henry Mancini Hans J. Salter Heinz Roemheld Herman Stein
Directing	Director	Virgil W. Vogel
	Assistant Director	Joseph E. Kenney
Art	Art Direction	Alexander Golitzen Richard H. Riedel
	Set Decoration	Russell A. Gausman Ray Jeffers
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Bud Westmore
	Wardrobe Master	Nevada Penn
Crew	Special Effects	Jack Kevan Orien Ernest Fred Knoth
Camera	Director of Photography	Ellis W. Carter
	Assistant Camera	Lew Schwartz
	Camera Operator	Lloyd Ward
	Still Photographer	Rollie Lane
Writing	Story	Charles Palmer
	Adaptation	William N. Robson
	Screenplay	László Görög
Editing	Editor	Fred MacDowell
Visual Effects	Visual Effects	Roswell A. Hoffmann
Department	Role	Name

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