The Secret Land (1948)
Directed by Orville O. Dull · 71 min · Documentary
14.3 TOPICAL score · #5,122 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →This documentary, filmed entirely by military photographers, recounts the U.S. Navy's 1946-47 expedition to Antarctica, known as Operation High Jump. The expedition was under the overall command of Admiral Richard E. Byrd, no stranger to the Antarctic. This was a large undertaking involving 13 ships and over 4000 thousand men. The fleet departed from Norfolk, Virginia traveling through the Panama canal and then southward to their final destination. The trip through the ice pack was fraught with danger and forced the submarine that was part of the fleet to withdraw. The trip was a success meeting all of its scientific goals.
The Secret Land (1948, directed by Orville O. Dull) has a TOPICAL score of 14.3 - ranked 5,122 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on cast. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. Audiences: TMDB 5.5/10 (11 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 11 languages.
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- AudienceTMDB 5.5/10 (11 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 1 nomination - incl. Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 11 languages
- Still read1,547 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Robert Montgomery (actor #1,323), Robert Taylor (actor #1,790), Van Heflin (actor #844)