The Land Unknown
Navy Commander Alan Roberts and his team crash in Antarctica and discover a hidden tropical paradise teeming with prehistoric creatures, forcing them to survive against nature and time.
“BEHIND A BARRIER OF ANTARCTIC ICE... A PARADISE OF HIDDEN TERRORS!”
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.
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Edited by Fred MacdowellShot by Ellis W Carter
Also known as
- Der Flug zur Höllede
- L'Oasis des tempêtesfr
- Prigionieri dell'Antartideit
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18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Jock Mahoney
as Commander Alan Roberts
Shirley Patterson
as Margaret Hathaway
William Reynolds
as Lt. Jack Carmen
Henry Brandon
as Dr. Carl Hunter
Douglas Kennedy
as Capt. Burnham
Phil Harvey
as Steve Miller
Ralph Brooks
as Man at Briefing
George Calliga
as Man at Briefing
Tom Coleman
as Man at Briefing
Kenner G Kemp
as Officer on Ship
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