The Secret Land (1948)
- Directed by
- Orville O. Dull
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary covers a United States Navy mission to Antarctica in 1946. It shows the exploration of the polar region and the evaluation of its military use.
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What happens
The Secret Land is a feature-length 1948 documentary film about the United States Navy expedition code-named "Operation Highjump" to Antarctica in 1946. The film, which was shot entirely by USN and US Army military photographers, focuses on the mission to explore the polar region and evaluate its potential for military operations. The Secret Land was narrated by actors Robert Taylor, Robert Montgomery, and Van Heflin, and produced by Orville O. Dull. It won the 1948 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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