King Kong
1933 · Movie · Approved · 104 min · ★ 7.6 · 95% critics
A daring filmmaker leads a crew to a remote island in search of an unforgettable discovery. When they encounter a legendary giant creature, ambition turns risky as the team brings it to the city for a public spectacle, unleashing chaos and unexpected emotion.
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Details
- Years
- 1933
- Release date
- 1933-04-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (1,615 votes)
- Budget
- $672,255
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a fast-moving classic adventure with a sympathetic monster and big set pieces, in the spirit of The Lost World; Not for you if dated visuals or frequent violence put you off.
Pros: iconic monster spectacle; inventive stop-motion thrills; surprisingly emotional story | Cons: dated effects at times; stilted dialogue moments; intense on-screen violence
Themes
- new york city
- ship
- exotic island
- island
- unsociability
- screenplay
- movie business
- great depression
- dinosaur
- black and white
- pre-code
- sea voyage
- +10 more
Cast & crew
Robert Armstrong
as Carl Denham
Fay Wray
as Ann Darrow
Bruce Cabot
as Jack Driscoll
Frank Reicher
as Captain Englehorn
Victor Wong
as Ship's Cook Charlie
James Flavin
as Mate Briggs
Sam Hardy
as Charles Weston
Noble Johnson
as Skull Island Native Chief
Steve Clemente
as Skull Island Witch Doctor
Roscoe Ates
as Press Photographer (uncredited)
Directed by Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack