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King Kong

1933 • 1h44m Adventure, Fantasy, Horror

Rating

7.6/10

Popularity

3

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.

Details

Director

Ernest B. Schoedsack

Merian C. Cooper

Screenplay

Ruth Rose

James Ashmore Creelman

Leon Gordon

Cast

Robert Armstrong

Fay Wray

Bruce Cabot

Release date

3/15/1933

Status

Released

Budget

$672,000

Revenue

$10,001,781

Origin country

US

Vote count

1560