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King Kong is a 1933 American pre-Code adventure horror monster film [4] directed and produced by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, with special effects by Willis H. O'Brien. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, it is the first film in the King Kong franchise.
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- Max Steiner
- Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
King Kong: Directed by Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack. With Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher. A film crew goes to a tropical island for a location shoot, where they capture a colossal ape who takes a shine to their blonde starlet, and bring him back to New York City.
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- Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
- Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
- 1933-04-07
Apr 26, 2024 · King Kong, landmark American monster film, released in 1933, that was noted for its pioneering special effects by Willis O’Brien. It was the first significant feature film to star an animated character and also made actress Fay Wray an international star. Director Carl Denham (played by Robert.
- Lee Pfeiffer
King Kong (1933) - (Re-issue Trailer) A film crew discovers the "eighth wonder of the world," a giant prehistoric ape, and brings him back to New York where he wrecks havoc in King Kong (1933) starring Fay Wray and Robert Armstrong.
- Merian C. Cooper
- Fay Wray
King Kong (1933) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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In 1933, bold, successful filmmaker Carl Denham travels by ship with a large crew, his friend Jack Driscoll, and starlet Ann Darrow to an unknown island to shoot a movie. The local natives worship a huge gorilla called Kong and they abduct Ann to offer her in a sacrifice to Kong.
A movie director (Robert Armstrong) hires a ship, recruits his leading lady from off the streets of New York at the last moment, and sails for a mysterious Pacific island he heard about in Singapore. The island contains a legendary giant ape, which he hopes to use as the star of his movie.
