King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
- Release Date
- August 11, 1962
- Director
- Ishirô Honda
- Cast
- Tadao Takashima , Kenji Sahara , Yû Fujiki , Ichirô Arishima , Jun Tazaki , Akihiko Hirata
- Runtime
- 91
- Main Genre
- Action
- Writers
- John Beck , Bruce Howard , Paul Mason , Willis H. O'Brien , Shinichi Sekizawa , George Worthing Yates
- Tagline
- The motion picture screen beckons you to adventure that thrills the emotions with shock and terror!
Summary
After a 7 year hiatus, Godzilla returned to the screen to take on King Kong in the 3rd film in the Godzilla franchise. A pharmaceutical company captures King Kong and brings him to Japan, where he escapes from captivity and battles a recently revived Godzilla.
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