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07/04/1933 Adventure, Fantasy, Horror 1h 40m
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Beauty conquered the beast!

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.

  1. Merian C. Cooper

    Director

  2. Ernest B. Schoedsack

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Robert Armstrong

    Carl Denham

  2. Fay Wray

    Ann Darrow

  3. Bruce Cabot

    Jack Driscoll

  4. Frank Reicher

    Captain Englehorn

  5. Victor Wong

    Ship's Cook Charlie

  6. James Flavin

    Mate Briggs

  7. Sam Hardy

    Charles Weston

  8. Noble Johnson

    Skull Island Native Chief

  9. Steve Clemente

    Skull Island Witch Doctor

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-13
Shown recently by the BBC and wow, how fantastically this has stood the test of time. I can see why there have been so many remakes of this iconic tale of ambition, power and true love but none that shine a candle to this - even after over 80 years. Robert Armstrong and Fay Wray do their bit as the producer and the starlet, but the true stars are lighting, photography and special effects which are masterful as we visit this ancient island divided by a great wall (how on earth did the natives ever manage to build it?) that keeps the prehistoric monsters at bay. This is adventure cinema at it's ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$672,000.00

Revenue
$10,001,781.00

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