King Kong: Monster and Myth
2024 · 1h 1m · N/A
Documentary, History
Directed by
Laurent Herbiet
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King Kong: Monster and Myth
Overview
In 1933, Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, two audacious and visionary directors, dared to create a motion picture that eclipsed everything seen until then: when King Kong was released, it was celebrated as an artistic and technical revolution and became the first myth created by the young cinematic art.
Director and cast
- Laurent Herbiet Director
- Elsa Lepoivre as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Ernest B. Schoedsack as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- Merian C. Cooper as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia as Self (archive footage)
- Marguerite Harrison as Self - Reporter (archive footage)
- Ruth Rose as Self - Writer (archive footage)
- Willis H. O'Brien as Self - Animator (archive footage)
- Fay Wray as Self - Actress (archive footage)
- Billy Crystal as Self - Actor (archive footage)
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