Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
“Incredible, unstoppable titan of terror!”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 47, rated by 1 admin.
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Godzilla's original rampage gains an American correspondent who is determined to stay near the story without quite sharing every scene. This 1956 reworking remains powerful monster cinema, with awkward inserted material adding a separate layer of curiosity. The miniature destruction deserves respect.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 4.5/10
- Plot
- 5.5/10
- Effects
- 2/10
- Dialogue
- 4/10
- Rewatchability
- 7.5/10
“Breaking news: the reporter is nearby, in a different shot.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 47
Synopsis and movie facts
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.
- Released
- 1956
- Directed by
- Terry O. Morse
- Running time
- 81 min
Starring
- Raymond Burr as Steve Martin
- Takashi Shimura as Dr. Yamane
- Momoko Kôchi as Emiko Yamane
- Akira Takarada as Ogata
- Akihiko Hirata as Dr. Serizawa
- Sachio Sakai as Hagiwara
- Fuyuki Murakami as Dr. Tabata
- Ren Yamamoto as Seiji
Research behind this pick
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- Film reference · themoviedb.org
TMDB identity and credits retrieved on 2026-11-10: Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956), directed by Terry O. Morse, Ishirō Honda. The importer rechecks identity, poster, synopsis, release date, runtime, genres and cast against live metadata.
- Review · badmovies.org
The reviewer singles out the awkward insertion of Burr and the police interpreter; this is the American reworking, not the 1954 original or a modern Godzilla film. Full review text retained from earlier catalogue research and consulted again on 2026-11-10; no claim of a fresh page download.
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