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The Secret Land

A U.S. military expedition to Antarctica, led by Admiral Richard E. Byrd, meticulously planned and successfully completed a groundbreaking journey to explore and map the vast and unforgiving continent in 1946-1947.

A documentary filmed by military photographers, recounting the US Navy's 1946-47 expedition to Antarctica, Operation Highjump, under Admiral Richard E. Byrd's command. The expedition involved 13 ships and over 4,000 men, departing from Norfolk, Virginia, and traveling through the Panama Canal to Antarctica.

Info about The Secret Land

Studio(s): Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Originally Released: United States, Oct 22, 1948

Production Country: United States

Budget: $216,000.00

Genres:Documentary