King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)

The Terrifying Battle Between The Mightiest Monsters of All Time!

Thomas Montgomery, Ishirō Honda · 96 min · Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy

About the film

When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they bargained for when the gigantic ape attacks an unsuspecting village and an enormous octopus.

Directed by: Thomas Montgomery, Ishirō Honda
Released: June 26, 1963
Certification: NR
Country: United States of America, Japan
Starring: Michael Keith, Harry Holcombe, James Yagi, Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara, Ichirō Arishima, George Takei, Les Tremayne, Byron Morrow, Mie Hama
Language: English
Origin: JP, US
Studios: Universal International Pictures, Ryder Sound Services, Inc., TOHO, Tokyo Laboratory
Belongs to: Americanized Godzilla Collection
Written by: Paul Mason, Bruce Howard, Shinichi Sekizawa
Produced by: John Beck, Tomoyuki Tanaka
Cinematography: Hajime Koizumi
Music: Herschel Burke Gilbert, Henry Mancini, Herman Stein, Hans J. Salter, Heinz Roemheld, Paul Sawtell, Bert Shefter, Akira Ifukube, Hachiro Matsui
Budget: $12,000
Box office: $2,700,000