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King Kong
A Monster of Creation’s Dawn Breaks Loose in Our World Today!
A Monster of Creation’s Dawn Breaks Loose in Our World Today!
Adventure, Fantasy, Horror - 1933
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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 displayed on Broadway as Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.

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Rated:
Passed
Runtime:
104 min
Release date:
15 Mar 1933
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$672,000
Revenue:
$10,000,000
Awards:
3 wins & 7 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
The throbbing heart of the film lies in the creation of the semi-human simian himself, an immortal tribute to the Hollywood dream factory...
– Wally Hammond,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
Willis O'Brien did the stop-action animation for this 1933 feature, which is richer in character than most of the human cast.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
2 Jul 2007
fresh:
Kong mystifies as well as it horrifies, and may open up a new medium for scaring babies via the screen.
– Joe Bigelow,
Variety,
2 Jul 2007
fresh:
"King Kong," as spectacular a bolt of celluloid as has thrilled audiences in a couple of sophisticated seasons, is the product of a number of vivid imaginations.
– Irene Thirer,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar 2013
fresh:
The story, like Frankenstein and Dracula, has taken on the significance of a modern folk tale, layered with obvious moralizing and as familiar as personal history.
– Mark Chalon Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Oct 2013
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