Quick Facts
DirectorErnest B. Schoedsack
Runtime1h 40m · 6
GenresAdventure · Fantasy · Horror
Release1933-04-07
Film
King Kong
1933· 6· 1h 40m· Adventure· Fantasy· Horror
“Beauty conquered the beast!”
In 1933, Carl Denham, an iconoclastic filmmaker, sets sail to capture the world's most audacious spectacle, a colossal beast from an uncharted island. With leading lady Ann Darrow and first mate Jack Driscoll, Denham unveils a creature that defies classification, neither beast nor man, and transports it to New York to be crowned King Kong, a spectacle so colossal it eclipses reason.
1933-04-07
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Key Crew
DirectorErnest B. Schoedsack
ScreenplayJames Ashmore Creelman
ProducerErnest B. Schoedsack
Director of PhotographyEdward Linden
Original Music ComposerMax Steiner
EditorTed Cheesman
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 21 crew)
Details
Released1933-04-07
Runtime1h 40m · 6
StatusReleased
StudiosRKO Radio Pictures
Budget$672,000
Box office$10M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.6/10 · 1626 votes
Original languageen
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