Gammera the Invincible (1966)

An atomic explosion awakens Gammera--a giant, fire-breathing turtle monster--from his millions of years of hibernation. Enraged at being roused from such a sound sleep, he takes it out on Tokyo.

Directors:

Sandy Howard, Noriaki Yuasa

Writers:

Richard Kraft, Nisan Takahashi (screenplay)

Stars:

Albert Dekker, Brian Donlevy, Diane Findlay

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Albert Dekker	...	Secretary of Defense
Brian Donlevy	...	Gen. Terry Arnold
Diane Findlay	...	Sgt. Susan Embers
John Baragrey	...	J.T. Standish
Dick O'Neill	...	Gen. O'Neill
Eiji Funakoshi	...	Dr. Hidaka (archive footage)
Michiko Sugata	...	Nobuyo (archive footage)
Harumi Kiritachi	...	Kyoke (archive footage)
Mort Marshall	...	Jules Manning
Bob Carraway	...	Lt. Simpson
Alan Oppenheimer	...	Dr. Contrare
John McCurry	...	A1C Hopkins
Steve Zacharias	...	Sen. Billings (as Stephen Zacharias)
Walter Arnold	...	American Ambassador
Thomas Stubblefield	...	Capt. Lovell

Storyline

An atomic explosion awakens Gammera--a giant, fire-breathing turtle monster--from his millions of years of hibernation. Enraged at being roused from such a sound sleep, he takes it out on Tokyo.

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Plot Keywords:

explosion | turtle | united nations | bomb | military | 

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Taglines:

The super-monster even the H-bomb cannot destroy...

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 December 1966 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gammera

Company Credits

Production Co:

Harris Associates, National Telefilm Associates (NTA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film debut of Alan Oppenheimer.

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Connections

Featured in Creature Features: Gammera (1971)

User Reviews

Decent

Gamera the Invincible (1966)

** (out of 4)

The stupid American government drops an atomic bomb at the North Pole and soon the gigantic turtle named Gamera is set free. He flies across the world before landing in Tokyo to destroy the city. I'm not a huge fan of these Japanese monster films but this one works….a little. Some of the special effects are nice including one scene where Gamera destroys a chemical plant but there's some laughable moments as well. I watched the English dubbed version, which gets a few more laughs due to the silly track.