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Director:
Eugène Lourié
Writers (WGA):
Robert L. Richards (screen story) (originally as John Loring) and
Daniel James (screen story) (originally as Daniel Hyatt) ...
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Release Date:
29 March 1961 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Action | Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi See more »
Tagline:
Neither Bombs, Bullets, Jets or Rockets Can Stop Gorgo...But This Little Boy Knew His Secret! See more »
Plot:
Greedy sailors capture a giant lizard off the coast of Ireland and sell it to a London circus. Then its mother shows up. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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NewsDesk:
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Lookout, London! Gorgo is Marching to Blu-ray!
 (From Dread Central. 17 January 2013, 7:27 PM, PST)
Olive Films Brings the Original Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Colossus of New York, and The Boogens to Blu-ray this Summer
 (From Dread Central. 11 May 2012, 1:28 AM, PDT)
Stills We Love: Gorgo
 (From Trailers from Hell. 16 August 2011, 12:56 PM, PDT)
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Cast

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Bill Travers ... Joe Ryan

William Sylvester ... Sam Slade
Vincent Winter ... Sean
Christopher Rhodes ... McCartin
Joseph O'Conor ... Prof. Hendricks
Bruce Seton ... Prof. Flaherty
Martin Benson ... Dorkin
Maurice Kaufmann ... Radio Reporter
Basil Dignam ... Admiral Brooks
Barry Keegan ... Mate
Tommy Duggan ... First Naval Officer
Howard Lang ... First Colonel
Dervis Ward ... Bosun
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

John Breslin ... Soldier (uncredited)
Mick Dillon ... Gorgo (uncredited)
Nigel Green ... Bulletin Announcer (uncredited)
Harvey Hall ... Squadron Leader (uncredited)

Brian Jackson ... Army Officer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Eugène Lourié  (as Eugene Lourie)
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Robert L. Richards (screen story) originally as John Loring and
Daniel James (screen story) originally as Daniel Hyatt

Robert L. Richards (screenplay) originally as John Loring and
Daniel James (screenplay) originally as Daniel Hyatt

Produced by
Wilfred Eades .... producer
Frank King .... executive producer
Herman King .... producer
Maurice King .... executive producer
James Leicester .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino  (as Angelo Lavagnino)
 
Cinematography by
Freddie Young  (as F.A. Young)
 
Film Editing by
Eric Boyd-Perkins 
 
Art Direction by
Elliot Scott 
 
Makeup Department
Stella Morris .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
George Mills .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Douglas Hermes .... assistant director
Joe Marks .... second assistant director (uncredited)
Ted Morley .... second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
John Graysmark .... draughtsman (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
John Bramall .... sound recordist
Archie Ludski .... sound editor
Peter Thornton .... sound editor
A.W. Watkins .... recording supervisor
Bill Baldwin .... boom operator (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Tom Howard .... special photographic effects
 
Stunts
Peter Brace .... stunts
Michael Dillon .... stunts
Peter Perkins .... stunts
Connie Tilton .... stunts
David Wilding .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Douglas Adamsson .... additional photographer
Jack Mills .... camera operator
Jim Dawes .... grip (uncredited)
Roy Gough .... still photographer (uncredited)
Richard Robinson .... focus puller (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Harry Haynes .... wardrober
 
Music Department
Muir Mathieson .... conductor
 
Other crew
Pamela Davies .... script supervisor
Herman King .... public relations
Jack Labow .... assistant to producer
Jean Clarkson .... production secretary (uncredited)
 
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Runtime:
78 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English | Irish Gaelic
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:Unrated | UK:X (original rating) | Finland:(Banned) (original rating) (1961) | Finland:K-12 (re-rating) (1961) | West Germany:12
Filming Locations:
Coliemore Harbour, Dublin, County Dublin, IrelandSee more »
Company:
King Brothers ProductionsSee more »

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Trivia:
First film of Harvey Hall.See more »
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When using the "flame throwers" on the baby monster, you can see the gas line running down the inside guy's pants legs and trailing behind them.See more »
Quotes:
Professor Flaherty:Captain Ryan. The creature that you have captured is not an adult specimen.
Sam Slade:You mean it isn't fully grown?
Professor Flaherty:No. In fact, we believe it is in rather early infancy.
Sam Slade:You're trying to say there may be a fully grown one of these things around somewhere?
Professor Hendricks:It's a fair assumption. Where there are offspring, there are generally parents.
Joe Ryan:How big would a full-grown one be?
Professor Flaherty:An approximate guess?
[He shows them two scale drawings of the creatures]
Professor Flaherty:The infant. The adult.
Joe Ryan:That would make it nearly two hundred feet tall!
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Movie Connections:
Edited into Out of this World Super Shock Show (2007) (V)See more »

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7 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
British Giant Monster FX Epic, 21 September 2002
Author: Space_Mafune from Newfoundland, Canada

GORGO is hardly a perfect film but it does have several things working in its favor which make it more entertaining than many other giant monster films. One is director Eugene Lourie, certainly no stranger to giant monster films directing THE BEAST FROM 20000 FATHOMS, THE COLOSSUS OF NEW YORK, THE GIANT BEHEMOTH as well as GORGO. In terms of Special FX and Ending, only the first film named above is better than GORGO. The FX work(done by Tom Howard) in GORGO is truly well-accomplished and for the time and era was rather ground breaking. The Ending is also truly unique amongst giant monster films which usually all end the same way but this one certainly doesn't.

The problems lie mostly with lack of character development and some serious leaps of logic. Still there are times this film can be quite suspenseful particularly once Mama Gorgo comes on the scene. The huge red-eyed Mama rising out of the water is certainly memorable stuff.

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