FilmNRMonster & Creature Sci-Fi Horror Classic Monsters

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!1956

Name: Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Genre: Monster & Creature, Sci-Fi Horror, Classic Monsters
Released: 1956-04-27
Rating: 6.5

“Incredible, unstoppable titan of terror!”

Directed by Ishirō Honda, Terry O. Morse

6.5

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 6.3Rotten Tomatoes 85%Metacritic 61TMDB 6.5

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Year

1956

Runtime

81 min

Box Office

Budget

$25,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$2,000,000

🏆 1 nomination total

The premise

During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call 'Godzilla'. The only hope for both Japan and the world lies on a secret weapon, which may prove more destructive than the monster itself.

Horror Vault's take

When American correspondent Steve Martin finds himself stranded in Tokyo, he becomes an eyewitness to the awakening of an ancient, city-crushing creature that defies all conventional understanding. The Japanese military scrambles to contain the threat, but the only potential solution carries dangers of its own. Part disaster epic, part cautionary fable, this landmark kaiju film channels postwar nuclear dread into one of cinema's most iconic monsters. The americanized re-edit brings a Western perspective to a story that shook audiences on both sides of the Pacific.

Content: Mass Destruction And City Devastation, Depictions Of Casualties And Human Suffering, Themes Of Nuclear Catastrophe