Gorgo (1961)
- Directed by
- Eugène Lourié
- Genre
- drama film, fantasy film, action film, horror film, adventure film, independent film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 5.3 of 10 from 112 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A giant prehistoric creature is captured after an undersea volcano erupts. The creature is put on display in London, which brings its much larger mother to the city to search for it. The mother monster causes widespread destruction across London.
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What happens
Gorgo is a 1961 British monster film directed by Eugène Lourié and featuring special effects by Tom Howard, and starring Bill Travers, William Sylvester and Vincent Winter. In the film, after an undersea volcano sends tremors throughout the Atlantic, a prehistoric creature is released from under the sea. The crew of a salvage vessel capture the giant amphibious creature and take it to London for public exhibition. It results in the creature's much larger mother invading London in search of her offspring, causing catastrophic destruction across the city in the process. Gorgo was produced by the King Brothers and British Lion Films, and was distributed in the United Kingdom by British Lion-Columbia on October 27, 1961. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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