King Kong
A campy, romantic adventure that swings from jungle spectacle to tragic city rampage, leaving a melancholic sting.
Same writer: Edgar Wallace · Melancholic, romantic · about isolation and love · twist ending
King Kong
A thrilling, larger-than-life adventure that mixes awe and terror, with a bittersweet, tragic heart.
About 1933 American monster adventure film
Genres drama, fantasy, horror, adventure, science fiction, kaiju, speculative fiction
Directed by Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
Written by Edgar Wallace, Ruth Rose, James Ashmore Creelman
Starring Fay Wray, Merian C. Cooper, Bruce Cabot, Robert Armstrong, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Bill Williams, Noble Johnson, Frank Reicher
Music Max Steiner
Runtime 100 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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