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King Kong: Monster and Myth

2024

61 minutes

DocumentaryHistory

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Elsa Lepoivre headshot

Elsa Lepoivre

Self - Narrator (voice)

Ernest B. Schoedsack headshot

Ernest B. Schoedsack

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Merian C. Cooper headshot

Merian C. Cooper

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia headshot

Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

Self (archive footage)

Marguerite Harrison headshot

Marguerite Harrison

Self - Reporter (archive footage)

Ruth Rose headshot

Ruth Rose

Self - Writer (archive footage)

Willis H. O'Brien headshot

Willis H. O'Brien

Self - Animator (archive footage)

Fay Wray headshot

Fay Wray

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Billy Crystal headshot

Billy Crystal

Self - Actor (archive footage)