King Kong

King Kong

1933
1h 44m
7.6

7.6/10

1,597 votes • View on IMDb

"Beauty conquered the beast!"

Overview

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 be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.

Status: Released

Budget: $672,000

Revenue: $10,001,781

Language: EN

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Cast

Robert Armstrong
Robert Armstrong

Carl Denham

Fay Wray
Fay Wray

Ann Darrow

Bruce Cabot
Bruce Cabot

Jack Driscoll

Frank Reicher
Frank Reicher

Captain Englehorn

Victor Wong
Victor Wong

Ship's Cook Charlie

James Flavin
James Flavin

Mate Briggs

Sam Hardy
Sam Hardy

Charles Weston

Noble Johnson
Noble Johnson

Skull Island Native Chief

Steve Clemente
Steve Clemente

Skull Island Witch Doctor

Roscoe Ates
Roscoe Ates

Press Photographer (uncredited)

Merian C. Cooper
Merian C. Cooper

Pilot of Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)

Frances Curry
Frances Curry

Intended Sacrificial Bride for Kong (Uncredited)

Key Crew

Merian C. Cooper
Director
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Director
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Producer
Merian C. Cooper
Producer
David O. Selznick
Executive Producer
Ruth Rose
Screenplay
James Ashmore Creelman
Screenplay