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Gorgo (1961)
Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 1961
Running Times: 78 mins
Format: Technicolor 35mm
Ratio:
Sound: mono
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Company: King Brothers Productions
Executive Producers: Frank King, Maurice King
Producers: Wilfred Eades, Herman King
Associate Producer: James Leicester
Production Supervisor: George Mills
SCRIPT
Script/Story: John Loring (real name: Robert L. Richards), Daniel Hyatt
(real name: Daniel James)
DIRECTION
Director: Eugene Lourie
Assistant Director: Douglas Hermes
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: F.A. Young
Additional Photography: Douglas Adamsson
Camera Operator: Jack Mills
EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Eric Boyd-Perkins
MUSIC
Music: Angelo Lavagnino
Conductor: Muir Mathieson
SOUND
Recording Supervisor: A.W. Watkins
Sound Recordist: John Bramall
Sound Editors: Archie
Ludski, Peter Thornton
MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Stella Morris
Wardrobe: Harry Haynes
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Tom Howard
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Elliot Scott
MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisor: Pamela Davies
Assistant to Producer: Jack Labow
Public Relations: Herman King
STUNTS
Stunts: Peter Brace, Michael Dillon, Peter Perkins, Connie Tilton, David
Wilding
CAST
Bill Travers (Joe)
William Sylvester (Sam)
Vincent Winter (Sean)
Christopher Rhodes (McCartin)
Joseph O'Conor (Professor Hendricks)
Bruce Seton (Professor Flaherty)
Martin Benson (Dorkin)
Maurice Kaufmann (radio reporter)
Basil
Dignam (Admiral)
Barry Keegan (mate)
Tommy Duggan (1st naval officer)
Howard
Lang (1st colonel)
Dervis Ward (bosun)
Róbert Arnfinnsson (Gudmundur - uncredited)
Gunnar Eyjólfsson (Ragnar - uncredited)
Nigel Green (announcer - uncredited)
Lawrence W. Schneph (drunk - uncredited)
John Teasy (Bob - uncredited)
SUMMARY
An undersea earthquake off the coast of Ireland
heralds the arrival of a giant monster that trashes a local town. The
creature is captured by the crew of an American salvage vessel and taken
back to London where it is put on display before an incredulous public.
But the monster turns out to be a baby - and its mother is on its way
to get it back...
CAPSULE REVIEW
The British film industry takes on the Japanese
on their own game and comes away with a very creditable victory. Gorgo,
a demented cinematic love poem to motherly love, is the British Godzilla,
with great special effects, an impressive cast and some satisfying real
estate destruction at the climax. The final outcome is unusual too and
well worth waiting for.
AVAILABILITY
USA
Theatrical Distributor: MGM
Video Distributors: Sinister Cinema; United Video; VCI Home Video; Video
Dimensions
Laserdisc Distributor: Image Entertainment Inc
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Finland
Rating: K-12
Sweden
Rating: 15
UK
Rating: PG
USA
Rating: unrated
TIMELINE
1961
October
27: Finland - theatrical release
November
20: Sweden - theatrical release
1994
September
Day Unknown: UK - television broadcast (on Carlton ITV)
1996
April
Day Unknown: UK - television broadcast (on Carlton ITV)
1999
March
28: UK - television broadcast (on Channel 5)
2001
May
12: UK - television broadcast (on Channel 5)
2002
April
14: USA - television broadcast (on XUPN2)
POSTER TAGS
Like nothing you've ever seen before!
LINKS
SEE ALSO
Daikyoju Gappa
(1967)
Gargantua (1998)
Gojira (1954)
King Kong (1933)
Waiting for Gorgo
(2009)
FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Creepy Classics (1987)
REFERENCES
PERIODICALS
405 Alive! no.28 (1995) p.17 (UK)
note, review
Daily Cinema no.8520 (9 October 1961) p.5
(UK)
review
Film Daily vol.118 no.19 (27 January 1961)
p.5 (USA)
review
Films and Filming vol.8 no.3 (December
1961) p.31 (UK)
credits, review
Hollywood Reporter vol.163 no.37 (25 January
1961) p.3 (USA)
credits, review
Kine Weekly no.2819 (12 October 1961) p.10
(UK)
review
Monthly Film Bulletin vol.28 no.334 (November
1961) p.155 (UK)
credits, synopsis, review
Motion Picture Herald vol.222 no.3 (28
January 1961) p.996 (USA)
credits, review
Stage, Screen and Radio October 1999 p.8
(UK)
credits, letter
Variety 25 January 1961 (USA)
credits, review
KEYWORDS
giant monsters, london, scuba diving, ships, underwater
Last Updated:
1 January, 2009
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