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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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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1957-10-15
- video_camera_front Companies Universal International Pictures
- timer Runtime: 78 Mins
- star Rating: 5.7 / 10
- favorite Likes: 43 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0050622
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Jock Mahoney
Commander Harold 'Alan' Roberts
Shirley Patterson
Margaret 'Maggie' Hathaway
William Reynolds
Lt. Jack Carmen
Henry Brandon
Dr. Carl Hunter
Douglas Kennedy
Capt. Burnham
Phil Harvey
Machinist's Mate Steve Miller
Kenner G. Kemp
Officer at Briefing / Officer on Ship (uncredited)
Bing Russell
Radio Operator (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Officer at Briefing (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Man at Briefing (uncredited)
groups Crew
Virgil W. Vogel
Director
William N. Robson
Adaptation
László Görög
Screenplay
Charles Palmer
Story
William Alland
Producer
Ellis W. Carter
Director of Photography
Fred MacDowell
Editor
Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction
Richard H. Riedel
Art Direction
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Ray Jeffers
Set Decoration
Orien Ernest
Special Effects
Jack Kevan
Special Effects
Fred Knoth
Special Effects
Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer
Heinz Roemheld
Original Music Composer
Hans J. Salter
Original Music Composer
Herman Stein
Original Music Composer
Lew Swartz
Assistant Camera
Lloyd Ward
Camera Operator
Roswell A. Hoffmann
Visual Effects
Nevada Penn
Wardrobe Master
Rollie Lane
Still Photographer
Joseph E. Kenney
Assistant Director
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