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King Kong 1933

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 100 min

genre: adventure

theme: epic

director: Ernest B. Schoedsack

Score: 7 / 10

King Kong is a 1933 American pre-Code adventure horror monster film 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 and combines live action sequences with stop-motion animation using rear-screen projection. The idea for the film came when Cooper decided he wanted to make a film about a giant gorilla struggling against modern civilization. The film stars Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, and Bruce Cabot. The film follows a giant ape dubbed Kong who feels affection for a beautiful young woman offered to him as a sacrifice.

Plot

In New York Harbor, filmmaker Carl Denham, known for wildlife films in remote exotic locations, is chartering Captain Englehorn's ship, the Venture, for his new project. However, he is unable to secure an actress for a female role he has been reluctant to disclose. In the streets of New York City, he finds struggling actress Ann Darrow and promises her "the thrill of a lifetime". The Venture sets off, during which Denham reveals that their destination is an uncharted island with a mountain the shape of a skull. He alludes to a mysterious entity named Kong, rumored to dwell on the island. The crew arrive and anchor offshore. They encounter a native village separated from the rest of the island by an enormous stone wall with a large wooden gate. They witness a group of natives preparing to sacrifice a young woman termed the "bride of Kong". The intruders are spotted and the native chief stops the ceremony. When he sees the blonde-haired Ann, he offers to trade six of his tribal women for the "golden woman". They refuse him and return to the ship.

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author	Edgar Wallace James Ashmore Creelman Ruth Rose
contentLocation	Empire State Building New York City
director	Ernest B. Schoedsack Merian C. Cooper
editor	Ted Cheesman
events	King Kong
genre	action adventure animation fantasy horror science fiction
keywords	an uncharted island with a mountain the shape of a skull attack biplane broadway theatre brontosaurus build carl denham climb dinosaur eighth wonder of the world elasmosaurus elevated railway elevated train giant gorilla gorilla hotel room jack driscoll kill kong native chief new york harbor press photographer pteranodon skull island stegosaurus struggle surround survive theatre audience tyrannosaurus uncharted wound young woman
musicBy	Max Steiner
producer	Ernest B. Schoedsack Merian C. Cooper
publisher	RKO Pictures
recordedAt	New York City
theme	epic filmmaking kaiju monster movie science fiction horror