King Kong: Monster and Myth
King Kong: Monster and Myth

King Kong: Monster and Myth

7.3(3 votes)
2024
1h 1m
Documentary
History

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.

Production

Andaman Films, ARTE

Cast

Elsa Lepoivre

Elsa Lepoivre

Self - Narrator (voice)

Ernest B. Schoedsack

Ernest B. Schoedsack

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Merian C. Cooper

Merian C. Cooper

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

Self (archive footage)

Marguerite Harrison

Marguerite Harrison

Self - Reporter (archive footage)

Ruth Rose

Ruth Rose

Self - Writer (archive footage)

Willis H. O'Brien

Willis H. O'Brien

Self - Animator (archive footage)

Fay Wray

Fay Wray

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal

Self - Actor (archive footage)

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