Navy commander hal roberts is assigned to lead an expedition to little america in antartica to investigate reports of a mysterious warm water inland lake discov. Unknown is a 2011 action thriller film directed by jaume colletserra and starring liam neeson, diane kruger, january jones, aidan quinn, bruno ganz, and frank langella. The story was allegedly inspired by the discovery of unusually warm water in antarctica in 1947. But in the 50s, any movie about dinosaurs without ray harryhaysens golden stop motion effects had severe limits. Universals bwing produced a rather major effort for a b movie, with the land unknown lu. It looks much better than the 2007 dvd, simply because the added resolution gives us a better look at the special effects. Giant carnivorous creatures threaten innocent humans in these two classic sci fi actioners. The sets are fantastic, the compositing is really good for a movie of this era, and the blackandwhite cinemascope looks amazing. Perhaps not coincidentally, it shares a disc with another film, the deadly mantis, with which it has much in common. Overview of the land unknown, 1957, directed by virgil vogel, with jock mahoney, shawn smith, william reynolds, at turner classic movies. Navy commander hal roberts is assigned to lead an expedition to little america in antartica to investigate. Shot in cinecolor, the film features monsters such as dinosaurs and a giant sloth. Unknown island is a 1948 adventure film directed by jack bernhard and starring virginia grey, phillip reed, richard denning and barton maclane. While not the best of the lot, it was not the worst either.
Ecuador, a south american country barely known at the time. It may have been made with good intentions and had a place on tv and at driveins around the country, but its aged horribly and. If you like 50s scifi, this is a good one for its time. Its based on the story by charles palmer and is written by laszlo gorog and william n. By comparison, the maninsuitasaur godzilla looks as if it were sculpted by michelangelo, and gorgo is a firstclass work of art. Large, elaborate jungle sets dominate, including one vast miniature set for its dinosaurs to clomp around in. An antarctic expedition uncovers a subterranean world of prehistoric beasts and maneating plants.
Financial analysis of the land unknown 1957 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Rent the land unknown the deadly mantis 1957 on dvd. Unnikrishnan wrote for an investigation serial,which was aptly titled as black and white 2. On a naval expedition to antarctica, three men and reporter maggie hathaway crash land in a crater m below sea level. In the land unknown, a team of explorers forced to land at the south pole find themselves in an uncharted region full of vicious prehistoric animals. Generous portions of, the 1948 documentary on the byrd antarctic expedition, were worked into the action of the land unknown. With doug mcclure, john mcenery, susan penhaligon, keith barron. It was yet another iteration of the lost world subgenre. The land unknown is a 1957 science fiction cinemascope adventure film about a naval expedition trapped in an antarctic jungle. The land unknown is helmed by longtime tv director virgil w. The film follows the exiles perilous escape and difficult adjustment as they remade their lives in.
The land unknown 1957 stream and watch online moviefone. As with the others, some undiscovered spot on the earth. Would like to see more movies like this from that time period. There, they encounter steamy tropical forest, dinosaurs, carnivorous plants, and human footprints, as maggies clothes become more and more abbreviated. For those of you that are here to find out about the picture quality and extras just look right below under bluray and extras. When a fierce storm drives them into a cloud bank, their helicopter is disabled and they encounter a hot, tropical landscape. Generous portions of the secret land, the 1948 documentary on the byrd antarctic expedition, were worked into the action of the land unknown. The land unknown fairly good movie, nice special effects. Rent the land unknown the deadly mantis 1957 on dvd and. I was reminded of roman polanskis frantic 1988, in which harrison ford played a doctor attending a convention in paris with his wife. It was also the first time i got to compare the pan and scan process against the letterbox, as they ran that version for prime time and the letterboxed version reran overnight. A navy expedition led by commander hal roberts jock mahoney is sent to explore a mysterious warmwater region shrouded in the ice of antarctica. After it takes a wrong turn, the submarine takes them to the unknown land of caprona, where they find dinosaurs and neanderthals. On a naval expedition to antarctica, three men and reporter maggie hathaway crashland in a crater m below sea level.
The land unknown 1957 a navy scientist jock mahoney, a newswoman shawn smith and a helicopter pilot william reynolds find dinosaurs and humidity at the south pole. If you can look beyond the cheesy, bargain basement special effects, the land unknown is a fine little adventure film. It ran as part of amcs monsterfest for halloween in 1995. Sure, some flaws come through but just as many things look better. This is a page of original art drawn by the legendary alex toth in 1957 for dell comics. Former stuntman jock mahoney stars and does his own stunts. Dont let people miss on a great quote from the land unknown movie add it here. This is one of those lost world places that movies. During world war i, a german uboat sinks a british ship and takes the survivors on board. Released 1957, the land unknown stars jock mahoney, shirley patterson, william reynolds, henry brandon the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 18 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The land unknowns rubbersaurus is in full view, where it all too painfully looks like something for a gradeschool play, albeit with a better finishing job. Navy commander hal roberts is assigned to lead an expedition to little america in antartica to investigate reports of a mysterious warm water inland lake discovered a decade earlier.
Back then, and now, i dont watch a movie like this for ponderous profundities on mans place in the universe or chauvinistic romancemush. Along for the ride is girl reporter maggie shawn smith, over whose affections hal and jack constantly battle. Along for the ride is girl reporter maggie shawn smith, over whose affections hal and jack constantly battle making a forced landing in the antarctic. Just about every movie of this type made up until the 80s ends this way. It is odd that such a film was released in 1957, when science fiction seemed to be changing somewhat the land unknown seems like a film that might have been produced ten years earlier. The enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse duration. The land unknown to start off this digression week, we return to 1957. Three men and a woman crash land in a deep crater in antarctica, where they find a prehistoric world. Along for the ride is girl reporter maggie shawn smith, over whose affections hal and jack constantly. Sep 11, 2012 the plot has something to do with exploring antarctica where, for their peril and our amusement, our heroes crash land in the title land unknown.
Three men and a woman crashland in a deep crater in antarctica, where they find a. There they encounter prehistoric creatures and a man who has been stranded in the area for years. It is an action page from the land unknown four color no. The land unknown 1957 page 12 classic horror film board. Oct 21, 2010 i saw land unknown sometime in the 1960s, probably around 8 or 9 years old. Read the the land unknown movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on.
The sets are fantastic, the compositing is really good for a movie of. This movie scores big points, also for no other reason, for not having the unknown land destroyed by an earthquake or volcano. The land unknown 1957 page 7 classic horror film board. An unknown country tells the story of european jews who escaped nazi persecution to find refuge in an unlikely destination. Unknown is a skillfully photographed and acted film, and few actors are better than liam neeson at playing a man who has had the rug pulled out from under him. Audio commentary with film historians tom weaver and david schecter. Jock mahoney and william reynolds play hal and jack, leaders of an expedition to the south pole.
It wasnt the lousy dinosaur effects that frustrated me so much as their infrequency. New movie corner grandmaster to tell you the truth,grandmaster is a reversion of one of the stories b. The lost world scifiadventure movie the land unknown is available today on dvd as part of universal studios classic scifi ultimate collection, just one of 10 films in this impressive box set. With jock mahoney, shirley patterson, william reynolds, henry brandon.
It starred jock mahoney and shirley patterson and was directed by virgil w. It and the incredible shrinking man must have been expensive films for universal in 1957. View the land unknown, 1957, directed by virgil vogel, with jock mahoney, shawn smith, william reynolds, in its original aspect ratio. The first part of the serial was a stupendous success, but the sequel failed to impress the audience. Practically every other shot is a complicated optical, filmed in cinemascope. The sequel was divided into stories written by leading scriptwriters like k. It starred jock mahoney and shirley patterson and was directed by. Synonyms for unknown at with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions.
There, they encounter steamy tropical forest, dinosaurs, carnivorous plants, and human footprints, as maggies clothes become more. There isnt much good to say about the land unknown. His helicopter and its small party, including beautiful reporter maggie hathaway, is forced down into a volcanic crater by a fierce storm. Featuring unbelievable special effects, the land unknown is a frightening adventure from the golden age of science fiction. Kino lorber, as usual, has delivered a pristine version of the movie in both audio and video. The land unknown is not particularly well remembered, but its a film everyone wants to see.
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