
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Incredible, unstoppable titan of terror!
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.
- Director
- Terry O. Morse
- Signature
- Tension · Wonder · Craft
- Worldwide
- $2M
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Cast
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22 billed performers
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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.
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Box Office & Release
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! returned 80.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $25,000
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $2M
- Release date
- Apr 27, 1956
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Japanese
- Country
- Japan, United States of America
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