King Kong
1933
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Synopsis
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.
King Kong (1933) is a 1h 44min horror feature film by Ernest B. Schoedsack. Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before.
Key facts
Cast
Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Noble Johnson, Frank Reicher, Fay Wray, Victor Wong, James Flavin, Sam Hardy
Original language
English
First release
April 7, 1933 (United States)
Production companies
RKO Pictures, RKO RADIO PICTURES
Home video distributors
Nostalgia Merchant (United States), Turner Home Entertainment (United States)
Setting
New York City, Empire State Building
Filming locations
New York City
Crew
Screenplay
James Ashmore Creelman, James Creelman, Ruth Rose
Producer
Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
Cinematography
Edward Linden, J.O. Taylor, Vernon L. Walker, Verne Walker
Editing
Ted Cheeseman, Ted Cheesman
Music
Max Steiner
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Belfast Film Festival 2023 generic
- Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival 2023 - Sitges Clàssics
- L'Étrange Festival 2019 - Carte blanche
- Viennale 2001 generic
- Berlin International Film Festival 1993 generic
- National Film Preservation Board 1991 generic
Titles
| Original title | King Kong | |
| VHS home video title | King Kong in Color | English |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Nostalgia Merchant (cat. no. NM8001) | 1987, United States, slipcase |
| VHS | Turner Home Entertainment (cat. no. 6003) | 1989, United States, slipcase |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | April 7, 1933 |
| Theatrical | Canada | April 13, 1933 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | April 17, 1933 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | April 28, 1933 |
| Theatrical | Indonesia | May 12, 1933 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | May 26, 1933 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | June 23, 1933 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | July 27, 1933 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | September 8, 1933 |
| Theatrical | Philippines | September 13, 1933 |
| Theatrical | Japan | September 14, 1933 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | October 17, 1933 |
| Theatrical | Germany | December 1, 1933 |
| Theatrical | Italy | December 2, 1933 |
| Theatrical | Singapore | December 29, 1933 |
| Theatrical | India | January 9, 1934 |
| Classification | Germany | 6 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | PG |
Versions & editions
| Home video | United Kingdom | November 13, 1985 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1987 NM8001 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1989 6003 |
Full credits
| Director | Ernest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper |
| Cast | Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Noble Johnson, Frank Reicher, Fay Wray, Victor Wong (Ship's Cook Charlie), James Flavin (Mate Briggs), Sam Hardy (Charles Weston), Steve Clemente (Skull Island Witch Doctor), Roscoe Ates (Press Photographer (uncredited)), Merian C. Cooper (Pilot of Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)), Frances Curry (Intended Sacrificial Bride for Kong (Uncredited)), Paul Porcasi (Apple Vendor (uncredited)), Ernest B. Schoedsack (Machine-Gunner on Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)), Harry Strang (Policeman at Headquarters (uncredited)), 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)), Jimmy 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)), John Northpole (Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)), Gil Perkins (Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)), Jack Perry (Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)), Harry Tenbrook (Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)), Sailor Vincent (Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)), Blackie Whiteford (Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)), Dorothy Gulliver (New York Theatergoer), Carlotta Monti (New York Theatergoer), Sandra Shaw (Woman Who Screams From Hotel Window), Louise Emmons (Old Woman in Line at Mission), Everett Brown (Native in Ape Costume), Onest Conley (Warrior (uncredited)), Odel Conley (Warrior (uncredited)), Madame Sul-Te-Wan (Native Handmaiden (uncredited)), Jim Thorpe (Native Dancer (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | James Ashmore Creelman, James Creelman, Ruth Rose |
| Producer | Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack |
| Executive producer | David O. Selznick |
| Cinematography | Edward Linden, J.O. Taylor, Vernon L. Walker, Verne Walker |
| Editing | Ted Cheeseman, Ted Cheesman |
| Music | Max Steiner |
| Sound | E.A. Wolcott |
Additional data: TMDB.
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Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
