King Kong Escapes

July. 16,1968      G
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

An adaptation of the Rankin/Bass cartoon, "The King Kong Show". King Kong is brought in by the evil Dr. Who to dig for Element X in a mine when the robot Mechani-Kong is unable to do the task. This leads to the machine and the real Kong engaging in a tremendous battle atop Tokyo Tower.

Akira Takarada as  Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
Mie Hama as  Madame Piranha
Rhodes Reason as  Commander Carl Nelson
Linda Miller as  Lieutenant Susan Watson
Hideyo Amamoto as  Dr. Who
Yoshifumi Tajima as  Henchman
Sachio Sakai as  Henchman
Ryuji Kita as  SDF General
Ikio Sawamura as  Native
Nadao Kirino as  Henchman

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Reviews

Karry
1968/07/16

Best movie of this year hands down!

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Jeanskynebu
1968/07/17

the audience applauded

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Glucedee
1968/07/18

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

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Celia
1968/07/19

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

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