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King Kong

NR
Movie
1933
1h 44m
English
Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
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.
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King Kong (1933) on IMDb
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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)
Merian C Cooper
Pilot of Plane that Kills Kong (unc...
Frances Curry
Intended Sacrificial Bride for Kong...
Paul Porcasi
Apple Vendor (uncredited)
Ernest B Schoedsack
Machine-Gunner on Plane that Kills ...
Harry Strang
Policeman at Headquarters (uncredit...
Bill Williams
Theatre Usher (uncredited)
Dick Curtis
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Reginald Barlow
Ship's Engineer (uncredited)
Roy Brent
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Edward Clark
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Harry Cornbleth
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
James Dime
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Charlie Hall
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Allen Jenkins
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
George Magrill
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Written By: Merian C. Cooper (Story), Edgar Wallace (Story), + 3 more

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JHiott says...
12 years ago
There's something wrong with this community that has this one rated lower than the Peter Jackson debacle.
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schmenky says...
4 years ago
Wow 2 / 2 directing & technical aspect 1 / 1 story .5 / 1 act I 1 / 1 act II 1 / 1 act III 1 / 1 acting .5 / 1 writing 1 / 1 originality 0 / 1 lasting ability to make you think 0 / 0 misc 8 / 10
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Ragnar Danneskjöld says...
5 years ago
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 "almost" 90 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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AlfieSGD says...
11 months ago
It should be noted right away that the 1933 film "King Kong" contains a number of sexist and racist moments. If you can't overlook this in older films, then you shouldn't catch up on this classic. Personally, I'm able to look past this in this case, and I'm actually thrilled, especially from a technical point of view. What was already possible here in 1933 with the creative use of special effects is astounding. Obviously, "King Kong" is the model for numerous monster films, including a high body count and quite a bit of mayhem. It doesn't even have to hide from many modern films, as "King Kong" is still quite watchable today. The iconic finale in New York is particularly impressive.
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Featured User Reviews

Matthew Brady-deleted-1534855046
9/10  7 years ago
Carl Denham: "And now, ladies and gentlemen, before I tell you any more, I'm going to show you the greatest thing your eyes have ever beheld. He was a king and a god in the world he knew, but now he comes to civilization merely a captive - a show to gratify your curiosity. Ladies and gentlemen, look More
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drqshadow
7/10  4 months ago
While it may not have been the first, _King Kong_ is undeniably the grandfather of monster movies. Shot in the pre-code days, its cavalier attitude and abundance of eye candy probably had just as much influence on the industry’s forthcoming, self-imposed laws of decency as it did on Godzilla, Game More
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PSXtreme
5 years ago
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 dinosaur More
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GenerationofSwine
2 years ago
So this is the bar, and this is the reason that people don't like any of the remakes... except the 2005 remake, people don't like that because it stinks.

But this shot for the moon. It promised the audience a giant ape, it gave the audience a giant ape... and a sort of love story that was really More
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