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The Secret Land

1948 film by Orville O. Dull
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Summary

The Secret Land is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (373 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3]
  • Director: Orville O. Dull[4]
  • Composer: Bronisław Kaper[5]
  • Genre: documentary film[6]
  • Cast member: Chester W. Nimitz[7], George J. Dufek[8], James Forrestal[9], Paul Siple[10], Robert Montgomery[11], Robert Taylor[12], Van Heflin[13]
  • Producer: Orville O. Dull[14]
  • Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[15]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[16]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[17]
  • Color: color[18], black-and-white[19]
  • Country of origin: United States[20]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1948[21]
  • Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[22], Netflix[23]
  • Narrative location: Antarctica[24]
  • Main subject: aviation[25], Antarctica[26]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[27]
  • Title: The Secret Land[28]
  • Duration: 71 minutes[29]
  • P14449: 165473[30]

Why It Matters

The Secret Land has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

What awards did The Secret Land receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3].

Related Entities

Chester W. Nimitz film James Forrestal Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Netflix Robert Taylor United States Van Heflin

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [6] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1h ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['azb', 'ca', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'pl', 'pt', 'tr']
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  2. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → aviation, Antarctica
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 165473
    Producer → Orville O. Dull
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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