Gorgo
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1h 17m
1961 • United Kingdom • Directed by Eugène Lourié
(New 4K restoration!) A volcanic eruption in the North Atlantic brings to the surface a 65-foot prehistoric monster. Two treasure divers capture the creature and take him to London where he is made the star attraction at a circus. But when a scientist points out that the sailors' bonanza is only an infant, Gorgo's 200 feet-high mama comes thundering ashore to the center of London to reclaim her offspring!
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