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Rodan! The Flying Monster! 1957

Rodan! The Flying Monster! 1957

US dubbed and edited version of the Japanese film Rodan. A mining engineer investigates the death of his fellow co-workers and discovers prehistoric dragonfly nymphs emerging from the mines. As he heads deeper into the mines, he makes a more horrifying discovery in the form a prehistoric flying creature.

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Movie Stats

  • Original TitleRodan! The Flying Monster!
  • Runtime72 min
  • StatusReleased
  • Original LanguageEN
  • Budget--
  • Revenue--
  • Popularity1.17
  • Production Companies
    • King Brothers Productions (United States)
    • Distributors Corporation of America (DCA) (United States)
    • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (United States)
    • TOHO (Japan)
    • Far East Laboratory (Japan)
  • Also known as
    • Rodan (Title card)
    • Rodan (RKO Radio Films West German theatrical release title)
    • The Flying Monsters of Osaka (West German theatrical reissue title, translated)
    • Die fliegenden Monster von Osaka (West German theatrical reissue title)
    • Rodan, il monstro alato (RKO Radio Films theatrical reissue title)
    • Rodan, the Winged Monster (RKO Radio Films theatrical reissue title, translated)
    • Rodan! (RKO Radio Films West German theatrical release title)
  • GenresScience Fiction, Horror
  • Release Dates (US)
    • November 7, 1957Distributed by Distributors Corporation of America & RKO Radio Films. Dub recorded at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (Theatrical)
    • September 17, 2002Classic Media/Sony Music Entertainment/Sony Wonder DVD. 1:33:1 aspect ratio. Uses 1980's video master and only includes the US cut. (Physical)
    • September 9, 2008Classic Media DVD. Packaged with "Rodan" (1956), "The War of the Gargantuas" (1966), & "The War of the Gargantuas" (1970). Two discs, Rodan cuts and WotG cuts together on each disc. Uses same transfer for the US version as the 2002 DVD. (Physical)

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