The Secret Land (1948)
With Chester W. Nimitz, George J. Dufek, James Forrestal, Paul Siple, Robert Montgomery, Robert Taylor, Van Heflin
Directed by Orville O. Dull
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.
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from the Internet Archive.
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