King Kong (1933)
Director
Merian C. Cooper; Ernest B. Schoedsack
Main cast
Fay Wray; Robert Armstrong; Bruce Cabot; Noble Johnson; Steve Clemente
Genres
Adventure, Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Description
An adventure film about a film crew in search of a monster on a remote island. The crew finds King Kong and decides to take him back to New York as a money making spectacle. The film is a masterpiece of Stop-Motion in filmmaking history and inspired a line of King Kong films.
Merian C. Cooper; Ernest B. Schoedsack
Main cast
Fay Wray; Robert Armstrong; Bruce Cabot; Noble Johnson; Steve Clemente
Genres
Adventure, Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Description
An adventure film about a film crew in search of a monster on a remote island. The crew finds King Kong and decides to take him back to New York as a money making spectacle. The film is a masterpiece of Stop-Motion in filmmaking history and inspired a line of King Kong films.
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