King Kong (1933)
17/04/1933 (GB)
Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
1h 44m
- 76% (1535 votes)
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A Monster of Creation's Dawn Breaks Loose in Our World Today!
Overview
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.
- Ernest B. SchoedsackDirector
- Merian C. CooperDirector
- Leon GordonWriter
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$672,000
Revenue
$10,001,781
Keywords
- new york city
- ship
- exotic island
- island
- unsociability
- screenplay
- movie business
- great depression
- dinosaur
- black and white
- pre-code
- sea voyage
- damsel in distress
- empire state building
- giant ape
- animal horror
- great ape
- king kong
Top Billed Cast
Robert Armstrong
Carl Denham
Fay Wray
Ann Darrow
Bruce Cabot
Jack Driscoll
Frank Reicher
Captain Englehorn
Victor Wong
Ship's Cook Charlie
James Flavin
Mate Briggs
Sam Hardy
Charles Weston
Noble Johnson
Skull Island Native Chief
Steve Clemente
Skull Island Witch Doctor
Roscoe Ates
Press Photographer (uncredited)
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