Konga (Original title)I Was a Teenage Gorilla (Working title)Earth Monster (Working title)
Dates: 1961 (Copyright), 04 April 1960 (Production), 13 March 1961 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: John Lemont
Synopsis: A scientist creates a huge gorilla which goes berserk and terrorises London.
Genres: Horror, Science Fiction
Subject: Apes
Releases
Date: March 1961Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundAspect ratio: 1.66:1Runtime: 89 mins 40 secs - Length: 8070 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Anglo Amalgamated
Date: 01 February 1990Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: VHS Videocassette - Colour - SoundRuntime: 85 mins 56 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Warner Home Video
Title: DVD DungeonAuthor: KIERNAN, Matthew Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Fangoria n199 January 2001 Page: 31
Title: The video eye of Dr. CyclopsArticle type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
In: Variety 8 Mar 1961
Title: [Variety - 8 Mar 1961: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v164 n12 1 Mar 1961 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v164 n12 1 Mar 1961: no known title]Language: English
In: The Film Daily v118 n40 1 Mar 1961 Page: 6
Title: [The Film Daily - v118 n40 1 Mar 1961: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8426 27 Feb 1961 Page: 6
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8426 27 Feb 1961: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2787 2 Mar 1961 Page: 34
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2787 2 Mar 1961: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v28 n327 April 1961 Page: 48
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v28 n327 April 1961: no known title]Language: English
Description: 28.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 85:56 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-628545
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 85:56 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-628545
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1063033
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1961 (Copyright), 04 April 1960 (Production), 13 March 1961 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: John Lemont
Synopsis: A scientist creates a huge gorilla which goes berserk and terrorises London.
Genres: Horror, Science Fiction
Subject: Apes
Releases
Date: March 1961Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundAspect ratio: 1.66:1Runtime: 89 mins 40 secs - Length: 8070 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Anglo Amalgamated
Date: 01 February 1990Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: VHS Videocassette - Colour - SoundRuntime: 85 mins 56 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Warner Home Video
Credits
(23)
©: Alta Vista Productions, Produced by: Herman Cohen, Associate Producer: Jim O'Connolly, Production Manager: Bill Shore, Assistant Director: Buddy Booth, Continuity: Olga Brook, Original Story and Screenplay by: Aben Kandel, Herman Cohen, Director of Photography: Desmond Dickinson, Camera Operator: Harry Gillam, Film Editor: Jack Slade, Art Director: Wilfred Arnold, Wardrobe: Bridget Sellers, Make-up: Jack Craig, Hairdresser: Daphne Volmar, Music Composed by: Gérard Schurmann, Conducted by: Muir Mathieson, Sound: Sidney Rider, Sound: Ronald Abbott, Sound Effects Editor: Derek Holding, Sound System: Westrex Recording System, Studio: Merton Park Studios
Cast
(17)
Michael Gough (Dr Charles Decker), Margo Johns (Margaret), Jess Conrad (Bob Kenton), Claire Gordon (Sandra Banks), Austin Trevor (Dean Foster), Jack Watson (Supt. Brown), George Pastell (Professor Tagore), Vanda Godsell (Bob's mother), Stanley Morgan (Inspector Lawson), Grace Arnold (Miss Barnesdell), Leonard Sachs (Bob's father), Nicholas Bennett (Daniel), Kim Tracy (Mary), Rupert Osborne (Eric), Waveney Lee (Janet), John Welsh (Commissioner Garland), Steven Berkoff
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(8)
In: Fangoria n250 February 2006 Page: 81Title: DVD DungeonAuthor: KIERNAN, Matthew Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Fangoria n199 January 2001 Page: 31
Title: The video eye of Dr. CyclopsArticle type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
In: Variety 8 Mar 1961
Title: [Variety - 8 Mar 1961: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v164 n12 1 Mar 1961 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v164 n12 1 Mar 1961: no known title]Language: English
In: The Film Daily v118 n40 1 Mar 1961 Page: 6
Title: [The Film Daily - v118 n40 1 Mar 1961: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8426 27 Feb 1961 Page: 6
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8426 27 Feb 1961: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2787 2 Mar 1961 Page: 34
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2787 2 Mar 1961: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v28 n327 April 1961 Page: 48
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v28 n327 April 1961: no known title]Language: English
Description: 28.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 85:56 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-628545
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 85:56 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-628545
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1063033
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film