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King Kong is a 1933 American pre-Code adventure horror monster film [5] directed and produced by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, with special effects by Willis H. O'Brien and music by Max Steiner. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, it is the first film in the King Kong franchise.
King Kong, also referred to simply as Kong, is a fictional giant gorilla or gorilla-like ape monster who has appeared in various media since 1933. Kong has been dubbed the King of the Beasts, [17] and over time, it would also be bestowed the title of the Eighth Wonder of the World, [18] a widely recognized expression within the franchise.
The original film King Kong was co-directed by Merian C. Cooper (creator of the character) and Ernest B. Schoedsack and was released on March 2, 1933; it was a box office success, despite opening during the Great Depression.
Fay Wray (right) in the 1933 feature film King Kong Trailer for the 1938 re-release of King Kong (1:31) After leaving Paramount, Wray signed with other film studios. Under these deals, Wray was cast in several horror films, including Doctor X (1932) and Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933).
King Kong is a 1976 American monster adventure film produced by Dino De Laurentiis and directed by John Guillermin. It is a modernized remake of the 1933 film about a giant ape that is captured and taken to New York City for exhibition.
King Kong is a 2005 epic adventure monster film co-written, produced, and directed by Peter Jackson.It is the ninth entry in the King Kong franchise and the second remake of the 1933 film of the same title, the first being the 1976 remake.
Armstrong resembled King Kong producer and adventurer Merian C. Cooper, and Cooper used him in several films as more or less a version of himself. The Most Dangerous Game was filmed at night on the same jungle sets as King Kong, which was shot during the day, with Armstrong and Fay Wray simultaneously starring
The Most Dangerous Game was filmed at night on the same sets used later in King Kong (1933) and with four of the same actors, Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, James Flavin and Noble Johnson. [5] Twenty Great Danes were cast as Zaroff's dogs. Five had special training for film chase scenes, but despite this, one dog bit Leslie Banks during filming. [6]