King Kong: Monster and Myth

Nov 19, 2024

1h 1m

★ 7.3

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.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Andaman Films

ARTE

King Kong: Monster and Myth Trailers

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Cast

Self - Narrator (voice)

Elsa Lepoivre

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Ernest B. Schoedsack

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Merian C. Cooper

Self (archive footage)

Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

Self - Reporter (archive footage)

Marguerite Harrison

Self - Writer (archive footage)

Ruth Rose

Self - Animator (archive footage)

Willis H. O'Brien

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Fay Wray

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Billy Crystal

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6.5

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7.1

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

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8.0

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No overview available.

0.0

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6.4

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6.6

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7.3

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0.0

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0.0

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Interview with critic Molly Haskell about Hawks and Red River

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A Film of Firsts: Peter Bogdanovich on Red River

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0.0

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6.0

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5.0

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6.6

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6.2

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