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King Kong

King Kong
★ 7.6/10•1933•1h 40m•6•Adventure•Fantasy•Horror

Beauty conquered the beast!

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.

Merian C. Cooper · Director

Ernest B. Schoedsack · Director

Ruth Rose · Screenplay

James Ashmore Creelman · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 40m
LanguageEN
Release DateApr 7, 1933
Budget$672,000
Revenue$10,001,781

Actors

Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Carl Denham

Fay Wray

Fay Wray

Ann Darrow

Bruce Cabot

Bruce Cabot

Jack Driscoll

Frank Reicher

Frank Reicher

Captain Englehorn

Victor Wong

Victor Wong

Ship's Cook Charlie

James Flavin

James Flavin

Mate Briggs

Sam Hardy

Sam Hardy

Charles Weston

Noble Johnson

Noble Johnson

Skull Island Native Chief

Steve Clemente

Steve Clemente

Skull Island Witch Doctor

Roscoe Ates

Roscoe Ates

Press Photographer (uncredited)

Merian C. Cooper

Merian C. Cooper

Pilot of Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)

Frances Curry

Frances Curry

Intended Sacrificial Bride for Kong (Uncredited)

Paul Porcasi

Paul Porcasi

Apple Vendor (uncredited)

Ernest B. Schoedsack

Ernest B. Schoedsack

Machine-Gunner on Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)

Harry Strang

Harry Strang

Policeman at Headquarters (uncredited)

Bill Williams

Bill Williams

Theatre Usher (uncredited)

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