Aedonerre I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

HottWwjdIam There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Catherina If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Richard Chatten The most remarkable thing about this film has been one of the least commented upon, either on the IMDb itself and in histories of the Hollywood blacklist. Cases are legion of writers using 'fronts' to enable them to continue working in films, and Lloyd Gough's role as Kinch in 'Rancho Notorious' (1952) is itself notorious for going uncredited because he was blacklisted after the film was completed but before it was released. But 'Unknown World' has to be the only instance of an actor who played what was obviously the lead role in a film going uncredited in the opening titles because of the blacklist; and yet few people have noticed or mentioned this. It's as if James Mason had been uncredited and omitted from the posters of 'Journey to the Center of the Earth'. A familiar face in Hollywood supporting roles for many years, the name of rangy, floppy-haired Victor Kilian was omitted from the credits of the final five films in which he appeared. This is most egregiously apparent in the case of 'Unknown World' and ironically makes him perfect casting as the idealistic political campaigner Dr. Jeremiah Morley, America's answer to Bertrand Russell and founder of the Society to Save Civilization. Like Russell he takes the threat of nuclear war very seriously, to which he offers the same solution as Dr.Strangelove.According to both Dr.Morley and Dr.Strangelove the human race's only chance for survival is to seek shelter underground; a process envisaged by Dr.Strangelove as lasting about a hundred years and requiring ten women to every man. Dr.Morley is working to a tighter budget and his expedition consists of just six men and one woman, although Marilyn Nash as Dr.Joan Lindsey certainly fits Strangelove's bill both as a "medical doctor and ardent feminist" while also being of "a highly stimulating nature".Scriptwriter Millard Kaufman and composer Ernest Gold both do good work and went on to bigger and better things, while director Terry Morse later edited 'Robinson Crusoe on Mars' (1964), which elaborated upon the subject of the psychological effects on explorers of isolation mentioned in 'Unknown World'.Too bad it's all so dull.

Matthew_Capitano A group of geonauts consisting of seven fuddy-duddy scientists including one sexy chick take a trip down into the earth's inner core so they can find a 'haven' from the threat of the atomic bomb.Dark and ultimately boring, this little thing is at least a bit different. Victor Killian is the leader, but he looks as though he'd rather be at a Brooklyn Dodgers game. Marilyn Nash is the female on board the drilling car -- too bad we don't get to see her topless... that would have helped the movie immensely. Bruce Kellogg plays the shallow millionaire financing the expedition. About as exciting as it sounds.Directed by Terry Morse. Cave scenes filmed in Arizona.

arfdawg-1 This is not as bad a picture as some of the other reviews suggest.I'm not saying it's a great movie, but it IS surprisingly well done for being made with no money.It's an odd movie in that it's not really the kind of sci fi you'd expect. There are no monsters or other creatures.It a straightforward story about finding a alternative place to live in case of nuclear war.It does drag a bit, but it's worth a watch.The plot.Dr. Jerimiah Morley becomes convinced that the world is headed to an inevitable worldwide nuclear war. He organizes an expedition made up of a team of expert scientists and an atomic-powered rock-boring vehicle called a "cyclotram" to find a subterranean environment where holocaust survivors could live indefinitely. When funding falls through, independently rich adventurer Wright Thompson underwrites the project under the condition that he be allowed to go. As the group goes deeper beneath the Earth's crust, personalities clash, tempers flare, and the dangerous journey claims the lives of several expedition members. When they come upon an enormous underground expanse with its own ocean and phosphorescent light, it appears that their goal has been achieved.

dougdoepke Cheapjack Lippert Pictures had an unexpected success with Rocketship XM (1950). I expect this little slice of sci-fi was intended as a follow-up (check out the similar opening scenes). However, instead of burrowing into outer space in a rocketship, these adventurers burrow into inner earth in what looks like a fat submarine with a drill for a nose.They're playing mole because staying on top like everyone else looks like sure death thanks to nuclear weapons. So six hardy Adams and one Eve set out in their big drill to found a new world and refuge for humanity. Naturally, things don't go entirely as expected, otherwise there'd be no movie. And, of course, not all seven survive.Actually, the special effects aren't bad considering the challenges of a fantastic inner earth. Then too, I'm surprised Lippert popped for location shooting all the way to New Mexico's Carlsbad Caverns. However, it's also a no-name cast that unfortunately performs like one, except for Killian and Nash who manage a few sparks of life. All in all, it's an interestingly offbeat slice of 50's sci-fi despite the big cheese factor.(In passing—thanks IMDb for the info on Killian's billing or I should say lack of billing. Killian was one of those distinctive supporting players who could make any movie better.)