It may have been made with good intentions and had a place on tv and at driveins around. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. Rent the land unknown the deadly mantis 1957 on dvd and. I dont have any friends that share my love of old scare films. I happen to like land unknown for a bunch of reasons but character development sure isnt one of them nor is the acting. The land unknown ist ein usamerikanischer spielfilm in schwarzwei. The lost world aspect of the story and the visuals scream bmoviebut the film allegedly had grander plans when it was in production. The land unknown is a 1957 science fiction cinemascope adventure film about a naval expedition trapped in an antarctic jungle. For the purpose of the classic movie history project blogathon. While not the best of the lot, it was not the worst either. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Attack of the crab monsters 1957 full horror, scifi movie duration. The land unknown 1957 is a scifiadventure film about a naval expedition trapped in an antarctic jungle inhabited by prehistoric animals.
The land unknown 1957 passed 1h 18min adventure, fantasy, scifi 30 october 1957 usa three men and a woman crash land in a deep crater in antarctica, where they find a prehistoric world. The classic movie history project blogathon 2016 which will begin august 5th 10th, 2016. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. Although, as we have seen, the 1950s was the decade of the bmovie, some were good rodan, godzilla and some were not attack of the crab monsters, the giant claw. Generous portions of the secret land, the 1948 documentary on the byrd antarctic expedition, were worked into the action of the land unknown. I cant say that the land unknown isnt worth watching because it is short and to the point. Three men and a woman crashland in a deep crater in antarctica, where they find a prehistoric world. The sets are fantastic, the compositing is really good for a movie of this era, and the blackandwhite cinemascope looks amazing. It starred jock mahoney and shirley patterson and was directed by virgil w. Overview of the land unknown, 1957, directed by virgil vogel, with jock mahoney, shawn smith, william reynolds, at turner classic movies.
Oct 05, 2019 the land unknown movie trailer 1957 plot synopsis. The sets are fantastic, the compositing is really good for a movie. One thing it does have in its favor is that it dispenses with child characters which has been the bane of many a dino movie dinosaurus, beast of hollow mountain, gorgo come to mind. 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. It starred jock mahoney and shirley patterson and was directed by. But what it does, it does exceptionally well, despite being stocked with actors who are about as enigmatic as four sticks of drywrought kindling. In between there are films such as 1957s the land unknown. Three men and a woman crash land in a deep crater in antarctica, where they find a prehistoric world. The trex which i believe is a combination of rubber suit and animatronics is. It was yet another iteration of the lost world subgenre. For those of you that are here to find out about the picture quality and extras just look right below under bluray and extras.
Rent the land unknown the deadly mantis 1957 starring jock mahoney and shirley patterson on dvd and bluray. Had obrien overseen the land unknown, he undoubtedly would have created the dinosaurs through the process of. The trex which i believe is a combination of rubber suit and animatronics is the least ferocious dinosaur ive seen in a long time. The lost world aspect of the story and the visuals scream bmoviebut the film allegedly had grander plans when it. Land unknown is a lost world type movie, this one from the 1950s. The land unknown 1957 the land unknown 1957 rakshasa. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup.
Universals bwing produced a rather major effort for a b movie, with the land unknown lu. On a naval expedition to antarctica, three men and reporter maggie hathaway crashland in a crater m below sea level. The land unknown 1957 the classic movie history project blogathon 2016. The land unknown was released in 1957 and was directed by virgil w. There, they encounter steamy tropical forest, dinosaurs, carnivorous plants. The dinosaurs are a mix of live action lizards shown on back screen, puppets, and guys in big rubber suits. Vogel, the land unknown is a sciencefiction fantasy. Jock mahoney and william reynolds play hal and jack, leaders of an expedition to the south pole.
They find themselves trapped in a lush tropical environment that has. His helicopter and its small party, including beautiful reporter maggie hathaway, is forced down into a volcanic crater. As with the others, some undiscovered spot on the earth. Heck, the imaginative photography even manages to make smaller and harmless animals like iguanas and lizards look menacing. Well, okay, it is, but in the sense of the sort of bad movies that we all enjoy. A scientific expedition to antarctica discovers a lost valley hidden in mists deep below the icy wastes. The land unknown just feels like a movie that was pumped out. 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. 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. It being a movie from the 50s, there are little scenes of scientific briefings at the beginning of. It also is classic 50s scifi with all the good and bad that comes with it.
It being a movie from the 50s, there are little scenes of scientific briefings at the beginning of the film, and even a little science film within the film. Rent the land unknown the deadly mantis 1957 on dvd. The movie primarily has 4 people downed in a navy chopper in this unknown land in the middle of the south pole. Science fiction cinema of the 1950s i bring you a warning. First off, forgive my obscene number of posts, but im new here and these boards are like a dream come true. Navy commander hal roberts is assigned to lead an expedition to little america in antartica to investigate. Seriously dont expect much on any front, just relax and smile a lot and just fly with it. The sets are fantastic, the compositing is really good for a movie of. The story was allegedly inspired by the discovery of unusually warm water in antarctica in 1947.
The land unknown also boosts an adequate screenplay, solid performances and direction and a couple of other and far more successful monster designs, including a pterodactyl and some kind of dino living underwater. I really would like to see the whole movie otherwise its a waste of my time. But in the 50s, any movie about dinosaurs without ray harryhaysens golden stop motion effects had severe limits. The land unknown 1957 the movie title stills collection. 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. 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. Gallery of 22 movie poster and cover images for the land unknown 1957. The land unknown to start off this digression week, we return to 1957. There isnt much good to say about the land unknown.
The astounded party discovers prehistoric creatures alive, thriving. Three men and a woman crashland in a deep crater in antarctica, where they find a. The original director assigned to the film was jack arnold, the master of fifties science fiction whose credits include it came from outer space 1953, creature from the black lagoon 1954 and the incredible shrinking man 1957. Vogel and starring jock mahoney, william reynolds, henry brandon, douglas kennedy, phil. The land unknown will never win any awards for greatest movie of all time arguably, not even for the top 50 best scifi flicks.
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. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. The land unknown 1957 stream and watch online moviefone. The land unknown 1957 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Regular titles as well as some ending credits and titles from trailers. The images displayed on this page are recent additions to the movie title stills collection, a website containing screen captures of titles from feature films. The land unknown is dull and plodding for a movie including dinosaurs. Vogel with jock mahoney, shirley patterson, william reynolds, henry brandon, year. Oct 21, 2010 to start off this digression week, we return to 1957. Starring jock mahoney and shirley patterson and was directed by virgil w. Honesty, i had never heard of this movie before and up to this point, i thought i had covered all the unknown islandcontinentworld fantasy movies. The lost world theme has been done before and it has been done better.
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