Review of The Land Unknown (1957) by Tim S — 29 May 2015

Familiar (ala Edgar Rice Burroughs' Pellucidar or Arthur Conan Doyle's Lost World) Antarctic crash land to discover prehistoric world film. But special effects are laughably poor.

This review of The Land Unknown (1957) was written by Tim S on 29 May 2015.

The Land Unknown has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Phil H (1,145) on 17 Sep 2015

I happened to come across this lovely gem of a movie whilst looking up information for a review about another 50's B-movie…

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By Richard G (806) on 16 Dec 2008

The trailer makes this out to be an epic prehistoric palooza but in reality it's kind of forgettable save for the sometimes nifty 1950's special…

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By Randy T (648) on 14 Mar 2010

One of those campy little low-budget gems I keep tucked away in a dusty corner of my DVD collection…

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By Richard C (1,724) on 30 Oct 2007

This is one of the best lost world movies of the 1950s. It is well plotted and has fairly good stranded in the wilderness psychology…

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By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 10 Feb 2008

Despite its obvious flaws, it was mildly effective in its imaginative and realistic treatment of a pre-historic lost valley…

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By Kevin S (2,121) on 15 Nov 2008

Fun in a 1950's Saturday matinee low-budget sci-fi sort of way. This might be the winner for the worst dinosaurs in the history of cinema. :)…

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By Cj C (605) on 23 May 2014

Suspenseful for a '57 movie. Interesting effects…

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By Greg W (4,011) on 30 Jan 2014

Despite its obvious flaws, it was mildly effective in its imaginative and realistic treatment of a pre-historic lost valley…

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By Tristan D (168) on 27 Jul 2009

The only thing noteworthy is Henry Brandon's performance as Hunter, the ruler of the prehistoric world…

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By Don K (58) on 28 Jul 2008

Not bad as far as B movies go, but really, who takes a helicopter to the north pole…

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