King Kong
1933 · TMDB 7.6
Directed by Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.
Why it matters
The chain begins with the definitive creature feature. A giant ape is captured from an uncharted island and brought to New York as a commercial spectacle. The horror stems from humanity forcing the wild world into an urban landscape, only for nature to tear through the city.
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Released
- 1933-04-07
- Studio
- RKO Radio Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.6
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Key contributors
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Merian C. Cooper
Director
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Ernest B. Schoedsack
Director
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Ruth Rose
Writer
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James Ashmore Creelman
Writer
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Robert Armstrong
Carl Denham
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Fay Wray
Ann Darrow
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Bruce Cabot
Jack Driscoll
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Frank Reicher
Captain Englehorn
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Victor Wong
Ship's Cook Charlie
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James Flavin
Mate Briggs
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Sam Hardy
Charles Weston
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Noble Johnson
Skull Island Native Chief