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Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

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Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Released Apr 27, 1956

1h 20m

Sci-Fi

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A U.S. newsman (Raymond Burr) in Tokyo recounts the story of a huge dinosaur roused from the sea by an atomic blast.

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Bruce Newman

San Jose Mercury News

Rated: 3/4

May 28, 2004

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Alan Ng

Film Threat

Godzilla captures the fear and anxiety of the past through the story of a giant monster.

Rated: 8/10

Sep 9, 2024

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The integration of the new footage into the old is smoothly done.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 18, 2024

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Witney Seibold

Nerdist

The pleasure of watching a Godzilla movie is still intact with this re-cut, but it seems slightly lesser than the original, a little more obvious.

May 21, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Granddaddy of all Japanese monster films.

Rated: B-

Apr 7, 2012

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Christopher Long

Movie Metropolis

It's hard not to chuckle at the fiftieth cutaway to an oddly passive Burr after watching a scene from the Honda original, but this cut shouldn't be dismissed either.

Rated: 7/10

Feb 3, 2012

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Ted B

3.0 stars; The original Godzilla movie. You have to give the movie credit for its originality, considering the time frame in which it was made. The American version suffers quite a bit due to the way it was edited into the original Japanese movie. Raymond Burr, prior to his Perry Mason series, basically just does a walk-through acting job. I read where he did all of his takes in just a couple of weeks, just to add an American flavor to the Japanese movie. the musical score was very good for a 'monster' movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/26/25

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Dallas H

With knowledgeable hindsight, I understand why they decided to incorporate newly created scenes with Raymond Burr to be interwoven with the original Japanese production. I will forever treasure Godzilla Minus One (2023) as an honorable "redo" for this original mashup.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/25

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Raymond The Godzilla Fan R

This movie is a welcomed version of the original Gojira film. although being quite the different version of the film, it somehow transforms Godzilla from being a big evil monster into o confused animal. I cant tell if this one or the original version is better!!!!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/06/24

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Audience Member

A rip-off of the 1954 Japanese original with English dubbing and some scenes of Raymond Burr edited in for American consumption. You still get to see Tokyo get curb stomped, though.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/09/24

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Gary H

One of my favorite movies growing up. This was the one that got me hooked.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/02/24

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josh d

The movie that started it all. Held back by a few questionable effects, but overall very good.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/09/24

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Terry Morse

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Ishirô Honda

Director

Raymond Burr

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Takashi Shimura

Dr. Yamane

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Akira Takarada

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Synopsis

A U.S. newsman (Raymond Burr) in Tokyo recounts the story of a huge dinosaur roused from the sea by an atomic blast.

Director: Terry Morse, Ishirô Honda
Producer: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenwriter: Takeo Murata, Ishirô Honda
Production Co: Toho Company Ltd., Jewell Enterprises
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 27, 1956, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 20, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $148.9K
Runtime: 1h 20m

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