For fans of all ages the land unknown is a great film that is sure to delight all but the most critical of viewers. The land unknown is helmed by longtime tv director virgil w. New audio commentary by film historians tom weaver and david schecter. Yet its still a hoot to watch though mst3k never got hold of this film for lampooning. The film follows the exiles perilous escape and difficult adjustment as they remade their lives in. Featuring unbelievable special effects, the land unknown is a frightening adventure from the golden age of science fiction. The grim narrative voice asks, could man have survived in the dinosaur age of mighty monsters. The land unknown is a 1957 film about three men and a woman who crashland in a deep crater in antarctica, where they find a prehistoric world. The story was allegedly inspired by the discovery of unusually warm water in antarctica in 1947.
It and the incredible shrinking man must have been expensive films for universal in 1957. After it takes a wrong turn, the submarine takes them to the unknown land of caprona, where they find dinosaurs and neanderthals. But those who are fans of 1950s scifi, especially the subgenre known as lost world films, will still get a kick out of it, as will all aficionados of bad movies. The land unknown is the first movie i can ever recall seeing at the theater. Commander hal roberts mahoney leads a group of four by helicopter to the isolated region. Driven to madness by isolation and the terrors of life in the primordial jungle, this desperate man may be their only hope for escape from the land unknown. Again to be honest i was expecting a bit of a crap fest here, the films poster looked hokey as hell, as said id never heard of the film and pictures i had seen online. 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. It starred jock mahoney and shirley patterson and was directed by virgil w. The land unknown, bluray, scificlassic, 738329237141. This has got to be one of the most atmospheric movie sets ever to be captured on film, and it just gets better from there. I still think the land unknown has one of the greatest movie posters of all.
The film follows the exiles perilous escape and difficult adjustment as they remade their lives in what was for them an exotic, unfamiliar land. The land unknown 1957 passed 1h 18min adventure, fantasy, scifi 30 october 1957 usa three men and a woman crashland in a deep crater in antarctica, where they find a prehistoric world. Kino announces the land unknown classic horror film board. An antarctic expedition comprised of three squarejawed hemen and one sexy female journalist stumbles across a lost colony of prehistoric beasties and carnivorous plants in this ohso50s creature feature boasting some of the most hypnotically awful dino effects in recorded history. An antarctic expedition uncovers a subterranean world of prehistoric beasts and maneating plants. Vogel and staring jock mahoney, shirley patterson and william reynolds eirin ratingnot rated the land unknown is one of those rare and very unknown dinosaur. Three men and a woman crash land in a deep crater in antarctica, where they find a prehistoric world. Great b sci fi monster film in crisp beautiful black and white. The land unknown is a dated blackandwhite adventure with a group stranded in a prehistorical land with carnivorous plants, dinosaurs and pterodactyls. The following five paragraphs are a direct quote from my book. Practically every other shot is a complicated optical, filmed in cinemascope. By comparison, the maninsuitasaur godzilla looks as if it were sculpted by michelangelo, and gorgo is a firstclass work of art. Imdb, the worlds most popular and authoritative source for movie, tv and celebrity content.
May 12, 2019 this brings us to the land unknown, a 1957 science fiction cinemascope adventure film. But what really made it fun were the ridiculously primitive, thoroughly amusing special effects. Unknown is a 2011 actionthriller film directed by jaume colletserra and starring liam neeson, diane kruger, january jones, aidan quinn, bruno ganz, and frank langella. Large, elaborate jungle sets dominate, including one vast miniature set for its dinosaurs to clomp around in. Poza o poti vedea in marime naturala daca apesi pe ea. And yet this is what best describes what i found in between italys depopulating mountains. Its a setbound fairytale land to me, like something a kid would conjure up in a nightmare. The land unknown 1957 page 7 classic horror film board. Would like to see more movies like this from that time period. The film is entertaining and it seems that in 1947 was discovered warm water in antarctica. The land of the unknown is filled with spiral shapes the way the land of the forgotten is triangles and the land of the remembered is circles. Vogel and starring jock mahoney, william reynolds, henry brandon, douglas kennedy, phil harvey.
The land unknown is a 1957 science fiction cinemascope adventure film about a naval expedition trapped in an antarctic jungle. Three men and a woman crashland in a deep crater in antarctica, where they find a. Film the land unknown the land unknown the land unknown. The film, produced by joel silver, leonard goldberg and andrew rona, is based on the 2003 french novel by didier van cauwelaert published in english as out of my head which was adapted as the film s screenplay by oliver. For those of you that are here to find out about the picture quality and extras just look right below under bluray and extras.
Overview of the land unknown, 1957, directed by virgil vogel, with jock mahoney, shawn smith, william reynolds, at turner classic movies. The land unknown 1957 is a scifi, cinemascope adventure film about a naval expedition trapped in an antarctic jungle. The land unknown bluray kino lorber studio classics. The trailer for this film ungrammatically announces not since the dawn of creation. With jock mahoney, shirley patterson, william reynolds, henry brandon. The navy goes on an expedition to the antarctic to explore a seemingly tropical jungle in the heart of the frozen wasteland.
But at least theres some romantic aspect to this film that makes it a product of its time. A wide, dirty, flat, barren expanse of land gently sloped downward, betraying an endless circular spiral of misery. The land unknown 1957 50s film effects were stuck at this. Nowadays, no map would admit to there being any terra incognita.
Its based on the story by charles palmer and is written by laszlo gorog and william n. It is a shame that this little known movie hasnt gotten more exposure over the years. A navy expedition led by commander hal roberts jock mahoney is sent to explore a mysterious warmwater region shrouded in the ice of antarctica. The land unknown 1957 50s film effects were stuck at. Ecuador, a south american country barely known at the time. There isnt much good to say about the land unknown. During world war i, a german uboat sinks a british ship and takes the survivors on board. Vogel and starring jock mahoney, william reynolds, henry brandon, douglas kennedy, phil. Hells dominion, chapter seven, used with my permission i followed the rank creature and immediately emerged on the other side of the horizon. Sex, though nothing graphic, played an important part in the plot. The land unknown has it alla guy in a tyrannosaurus rex suit the dinosaurs roar is suspiciously similar to godzillas, lizards standing in for dinosaurs, awful rear screen projection of those lizards to make them seem large, cinemascope, misogyny, torture, a homicidal rapist being portrayed as a sympathetic character and a cute little tarsier. Comic artist alex toth drew the comic book adaptation of the land unknown not included. Commentary is the only drawback, jaded tom weaver is awful, smug and cynical.
And being a film made in the 50s, most all the men act like awkward schoolboys around the woman who doesnt blink. When explorers of the past would be unable to map an area of the world, they described it as terra incognita land unknown. An unknown country tells the story of european jews who escaped nazi persecution to find refuge in an unlikely destination. 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. Souls of john and jane does, souls of all the magical beings that have passed, and alebrijes 4 brightly colored fantastical creatures of oaxacanmexican folklore. To me, the land unknown trex is just part of the whole dreamlike artificial world that is the land unknown, and thats why ive always loved the film. In the end of the movie after all these people have managed to escape together from this strange land, in a show of the 50s mind set, the hero and the woman. The film is notable for its lowbudget special effects, which include men in dinosaur. The phantom from 10,000 leagues 1955 full horror movie kent taylor, cathy downs.
I have some vague memory of sitting on my pops lap watching it. Vezi film the land unknown the land unknown the land unknown 1957 online subtitrat in romana. Met jock mahoney, shirley patterson en william reynolds. Shortly thereafter, i executed a series of crayon drawings of the devil fish, as i called it.
Practically every other shot is a complicated optical. The film is notable for its lowbudget special effects, which include men in dinosaur suits. The sets are fantastic, the compositing is really good for a movie of. This was an interesting 1950s sci fi thriller just not quite as wonderful as i had remembered it. The land unknown showtimes lost and terrorized in prehistoric time. Three men and a woman crashland in a deep crater in antarctica, where they find a prehistoric world. The land unknown discovery by admiral byrds 1947 south pole expedition of a mysterious warmwater area in the center of icepacked antarctica serves as a basis for this imaginative science. The sets are fantastic, the compositing is really good for a movie of this era, and the blackandwhite cinemascope looks amazing. This brings us to the land unknown, a 1957 science fiction cinemascope adventure film. The land unknown 1957 jock mahoney and shirley patterson in the land unknown 1957. 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. Former stuntman jock mahoney stars and does his own stunts. A navy expedition sent to explore a mysterious warmwater region shrouded in the ice of antarctica, crashlands in a crater m below sea level and. The land unknown 1957 50s film effects were stuck at this particular point in time to often make for optimally hilarious results charming but dated, reminded me almost step for step of kong island.
The land unknown is not particularly well remembered, but its a film everyone wants to see. It starred jock mahoney and shirley patterson and was directed by. I still think the land unknown has one of the greatest movie posters of all time which is printed nottoowell on the dvd cover. The film is notable for its lowbudget special effects, which include men in dinosaur suits, puppets and monitor lizards standing in for dinosaurs. The land unknown 1957 the land unknown 1957 wadevc. The adaptation was written by robert ryder with artwork is by the amazing alex toth. The land unknown is a 1957 film about three men and a woman who crashland in a deep crater in antarctica, where they find a prehistoric world directed by virgil w.
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