King Kong Escapes (1967)

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104 min - Adventure | Sci-Fi - 19 June 1968 (USA)

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King Kong is brought in by an evil ruler to dig for precious gems in a mine when the robot MechaKong is unable to do the task... See full summary »

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Cast

Credited cast:
	Rhodes Reason	...	Commander Carl Nelson
	Mie Hama	...	Madame Piranha (Madame X)
	Linda Miller	...	Lieutenant Susan Watson
	Akira Takarada	...	Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
	Hideyo Amamoto	...	Dr. Who (as Eisei Amamoto)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	David de Keyser	...	Commander Carl Nelson (voice: English version)
	Paul Frees	...	Dr. Who (voice: English version)
	Shôichi Hirose	...	Henchman
	Andrew Hughes	...	Reporter
	Tôru Ibuki	...	Henchman
	Nadao Kirino	...	Henchman
	Ryûji Kita	...	SDF General
	Seishirô Kuno	...	Soldier
	Susumu Kurobe	...	Henchman
	Haruo Nakajima	...	Kingukongu (King Kong)

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Storyline

King Kong is brought in by an evil ruler to dig for precious gems in a mine when the robot MechaKong is unable to do the task. This leads to the machine and the real Kong engaging in a tremendous battle that threatens to level Japan. Written by Todd A. Bobenrieth <TAB146@PSUVM.EDU>

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Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

19 June 1968 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Canavarlarin Gazabi See more »

Company Credits

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Rankin/Bass Productions, Toho Company See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min | USA: 96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Trivia

Two costumes of King Kong were made. The arms of the first costume were very long, so Haruo Nakajima's hands did not reach those of the costume. He had to grasp onto sticks that were attached to the hands of the costume. He wore a second costume with shorter arms whenever they were shooting footage of King Kong battling other monsters. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: During some of the North Pole scenes, Dr. Hu's men cast shadows on the painting of the "distance" (mainly snow-capped mountains) on the studio set. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
First Submariner: Lieutenant.
Lieutenant Susan Watson: Good morning.
Second Submariner: [talking to another crew member] Boy, with a good looking nurse like that on board, I wouldn't mind running a fever.
Lieutenant Susan Watson: Just remember, sailor. I've got lots of castor oil in sick bay. And you too.
Second Submariner: Y-yes, Sir. Ma'am. Lieutenant.
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Connections

Spin off from "King Kong" (1966) See more »

King Kong Escapes (1967)
Kingu Kongu no gyakushû (original title)

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