
King Kong1933
About
- Runtime
- 1 hour 40 minutes
- Language
- English
- Tagline
- Beauty conquered the beast!
- Overview
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.
- Genres
- Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
- Released
- March 2, 1933
- Budget
- $672,000
- Revenue
- $10,001,781
- Production
- RKO Radio Pictures
Credits
Directing
- Merian C. CooperDirector
- Ernest B. SchoedsackDirector
Writing
- Ruth RoseScreenplay
- James Ashmore CreelmanScreenplay
- Merian C. CooperIdea
- Edgar WallaceIdea
Art
- Carroll ClarkSettings
- Alfred HermanSettings
Camera
- Vernon L. WalkerDirector of Photography
- J.O. TaylorDirector of Photography
- Edward LindenDirector of Photography
Editing
- Ted CheesmanEditor
Production
- Ernest B. SchoedsackProducer
- Merian C. CooperProducer
- David O. SelznickExecutive Producer
- Walter DanielsProduction Assistant
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- Archie MarshekProduction Assistant
Sound
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
- Earl A. WolcottSound Recordist
- Murray SpivackSound Effects
Visual Effects
- Willis H. O'BrienVisual Effects
Trailers
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