Koko: A Talking Gorilla

Oct 11, 1978

1h 25m

★ 7.0

Overview

A documentary that follows Dr. Penny Patterson's current scientific study of Koko, a gorilla who communicates through American Sign Language.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Les Films du Losange

INA

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Cast

Herself

Penny Patterson

Herself

Koko

Himself - Director Emeritus, San Francisco Zoo

Saul Kitchener

Himself - Professor of Neuroscience

Carl Pribram

Himself

Roger Fouts

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