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7.6/10 • 1.5K

1933-03-151h 44m

AdventureFantasyHorror

A Monster of Creation's Dawn Breaks Loose in Our World Today!

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.

Directors
Ernest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper
Writters
Leon Gordon
Editors
Ted Cheesman

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Robert Armstrong

    Robert Armstrong

    Carl Denham

  2. Fay Wray

    Fay Wray

    Ann Darrow

  3. Bruce Cabot

    Bruce Cabot

    Jack Driscoll

  4. Frank Reicher

    Frank Reicher

    Captain Englehorn

  5. Victor Wong

    Victor Wong

    Ship's Cook Charlie

  6. James Flavin

    James Flavin

    Mate Briggs

  7. Sam Hardy

    Sam Hardy

    Charles Weston

  8. Noble Johnson

    Noble Johnson

    Skull Island Native Chief

  9. Steve Clemente

    Steve Clemente

    Skull Island Witch Doctor

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Aug 2, 2019

10/10

In watching this movie, and I'm talking about actually scrutinizing it intently, I was shocked at the amount and the extremity of the violence that was in the picture. Natives were being bitten, swallowed and purposely stepped upon by Kong. The sailors were chased, trampled and eaten by the dinosaurs and then we have all the New York City violence on top of it all where Kong tosses a woman to her death and bites on a bystander. Also, for it being an 85+ year old movie, the special effects STILL stand up rather well and STILL look convincingly realistic. In fact, I believe these FX are of a better quality than the 1976 remake and even comes close to the 2005 CGI version. If you've never seen this classic, mostly because "who would want to watch that old-style claymation" or you can't watch anything not "in Living Color," you really need to give this one a try. For those of you that have seen it, let me urge you to rewatch it, possibly with some newly-opened eyes.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$672,000.00
Revenue
$10,000,000.00
Keywords
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