Gorgo

About Gorgo

When an underwater volcanic eruption tears up the sea bed off the coast of Ireland, two treasure hunters make the discovery of a lifetime when they encounter a gigantic prehistoric monster that’s been unleashed from the earth’s crust. After capturing the beast, the pair transport the creature down to London where it’s given the name of “Gorgo” and put on display to an avid public.

Gorgo (1961) is a horror science fiction film directed by Eugène Lourié. The film is filed under giant monster, ireland, circus, and prehistoric creature.

Bill Travers takes the lead as Joe Ryan, William Sylvester as Sam Slade, Vincent Winter as Sean, and Christopher Rhodes as McCartin. At 78 minutes long, it arrived in February 1961.

The screenplay is by Daniel James and Robert L. Richards. It streams on ARROW, Artiflix, and Bloodstream in the United States.

Kong: Skull Island, Godzilla, and The Banshees of Inisherin make useful companions to Gorgo, all filed under island. TMDB voters put it at 5.3 out of 10 across 114 votes.