Three men and a woman crash-land in a deep crater in Antarctica, where they find a prehistoric world.Three men and a woman crash-land in a deep crater in Antarctica, where they find a prehistoric world.Three men and a woman crash-land in a deep crater in Antarctica, where they find a prehistoric world.
Shirley Patterson
- Margaret Hathaway
- (as Shawn Smith)
Douglas Kennedy
- Capt. Burnham
- (as Douglas R. Kennedy)
Ralph Brooks
- Man at Briefing
- (uncredited)
George Calliga
- Man at Briefing
- (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
- Man at Briefing
- (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
- Officer at Briefing
- (uncredited)
- …
Bing Russell
- Radio Operator
- (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
- Officer at Briefing
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe Tyrannosaurus head from this movie was reportedly used to create Spot under the stairs of the Munster House on The Munsters (1964).
- GoofsCdr Roberts sends Steve and Maggie back to the helicopter when they are faced with the T-Rex for the first time. In the next shot with the T-Rex in the foreground, you can see Steve and Maggie hurrying off, however it is an unnaturally fast speed showing that the film has been sped up at this point.
- Quotes
Capt. Burnham: Hello, Lieutenant. I hope you won't mind having to fly the first woman over Antarctica.
Lt. Jack Carmen: [Obviously attracted to the beautiful reporter] Ma'am, you just say the word, and I'll fly you up to the moon.
Margaret 'Maggie' Hathaway: In a helicopter?
Capt. Burnham: [Reassuringly] You won't have to worry about him, Miss Hathaway. I'm sure he'll cool off as soon as he hits subzero weather.
- ConnectionsFeatured in 100 Years of Horror: Dinosaurs (1996)
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Tolerably amusing low budget time passer
This is a Universal low, low budget sci-fi movie modeled after "The Lost World".
Naval classes are being held before the next expedition to the South Pole. Harold Alan Roberts (Mahoney) will be in command, and reporter Margaret Hathaway (Smith) will be tagging along with two other crew members. They reach the South Pole, but then their helicopter crashes into a subterranean valley, still tropical in climate, with dinosaurs from the Mesozoic Era (according to the film). It follows a predictable path from here. The acting varies from boringly bad (Mahoney) to amusingly bad (Smith).
The movie is full of mistakes. Watch for:
The blown takes that made it into the finished film. Apparently the actors forgetting what mode of transportation they used wasn't deemed important enough to reshoot or the goofs weren't noticed.
There is also the giant iguana's costumes being ripped in their initial fight, the zipper running down the Tyrannosaurus Rex's costume, brooms disguised as oars, and the tiny set disguised as a forest, complete with lagoon. But without all of these mistakes this film would just be a bore.
Naval classes are being held before the next expedition to the South Pole. Harold Alan Roberts (Mahoney) will be in command, and reporter Margaret Hathaway (Smith) will be tagging along with two other crew members. They reach the South Pole, but then their helicopter crashes into a subterranean valley, still tropical in climate, with dinosaurs from the Mesozoic Era (according to the film). It follows a predictable path from here. The acting varies from boringly bad (Mahoney) to amusingly bad (Smith).
The movie is full of mistakes. Watch for:
The blown takes that made it into the finished film. Apparently the actors forgetting what mode of transportation they used wasn't deemed important enough to reshoot or the goofs weren't noticed.
There is also the giant iguana's costumes being ripped in their initial fight, the zipper running down the Tyrannosaurus Rex's costume, brooms disguised as oars, and the tiny set disguised as a forest, complete with lagoon. But without all of these mistakes this film would just be a bore.
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- Der Flug zur Hölle
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- Runtime1 hour 18 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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