Ratings

MetaCritic Rating 90%
TMDB Rating 7.6
IMDB Rating 7.9
RottenTomatoes Rating 98%

Financials

Revenue: $10,000,000

Budget: $672,000

Profit: + $9,328,000


Movie Details

Tag Line: A Monster of Creation's Dawn Breaks Loose in Our World Today!

Status: Released

Average Rating: 8

Release Date: Mar 15, 1933

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Run Time: 1h 44m

Original Language: English

Website: -

Production Countries: United States of America

Production Companies: RKO Radio Pictures


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Synopsis

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.


Main Cast

Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Carl Denham

Age : 82 | Popularity : 7%

Fay Wray

Fay Wray

Ann Darrow

Age : 96 | Popularity : 16%

Bruce Cabot

Bruce Cabot

Jack Driscoll

Age : 68 | Popularity : 7%

Frank Reicher

Frank Reicher

Captain Englehorn

Age : 89 | Popularity : 6%

Victor Wong

Victor Wong

Ship's Cook Charlie

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

James Flavin

James Flavin

Mate Briggs

Age : 69 | Popularity : 6%

Sam Hardy

Sam Hardy

Charles Weston

Age : 52 | Popularity : 7%

Noble Johnson

Noble Johnson

Skull Island Native Chief

Age : 96 | Popularity : 3%


Crew

Department Role Name
Art Supervising Art Director
Van Nest Polglase
Van Nest Polglase
Production Design
Carroll Clark
Carroll Clark
Art Direction
Carroll Clark
Carroll Clark
Alfred Herman
Alfred Herman
Settings
Carroll Clark
Carroll Clark
Alfred Herman
Alfred Herman
Set Decoration
Ray Moyer
Ray Moyer
Thomas Little
Thomas Little
Additional Storyboarding
Ernest Smythe
Ernest Smythe
Property Master
George Gabe
George Gabe
Sculptor
John Cerisoli
John Cerisoli
Paint Coordinator
Steve Rez
Steve Rez
Camera Director of Photography
Vernon L. Walker
Vernon L. Walker
Edward Linden
Edward Linden
J.O. Taylor
J.O. Taylor
Kenneth Peach
Kenneth Peach
Camera Operator
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Ernest B. Schoedsack
First Assistant "B" Camera
William H. Clothier
William H. Clothier
Still Photographer
Ernest Bachrach
Ernest Bachrach
Key Grip
Sam Redding
Sam Redding
First Assistant "A" Camera
Bert Willis
Bert Willis
Writing Writer
Leon Gordon
Leon Gordon
Idea
Merian C. Cooper
Merian C. Cooper
Edgar Wallace
Edgar Wallace
Story
Merian C. Cooper
Merian C. Cooper
Edgar Wallace
Edgar Wallace
Screenplay
James Ashmore Creelman
James Ashmore Creelman
Ruth Rose
Ruth Rose
Production Executive Producer
David O. Selznick
David O. Selznick
Producer
Merian C. Cooper
Merian C. Cooper
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Walter Daniels
Walter Daniels
Casting
Fred Schuessler
Fred Schuessler
Directing Director
Merian C. Cooper
Merian C. Cooper
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Assistant Director
Walter Daniels
Walter Daniels
Doran Cox
Doran Cox
Ivan Thomas
Ivan Thomas
Script Supervisor
Betty Goode
Betty Goode
Sound Original Music Composer
Max Steiner
Max Steiner
Sound Recordist
Eddie Harman
Eddie Harman
Earl A. Wolcott
Earl A. Wolcott
Sound Designer
Murray Spivack
Murray Spivack
Sound Effects
Murray Spivack
Murray Spivack
Boom Operator
Harold E. Stine
Harold E. Stine
Richard Van Hessen
Richard Van Hessen
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Clem Portman
Clem Portman
Editing Editor
Ted Cheesman
Ted Cheesman
Lighting Best Boy Electric
George Marquenie
George Marquenie
Visual Effects Visual Effects
Willis H. O'Brien
Willis H. O'Brien
Costume & Make-Up Makeup Supervisor
Mel Berns
Mel Berns
Costume Design
Walter Plunkett
Walter Plunkett
Makeup Artist
Sam Kaufman
Sam Kaufman
Hairstylist
Dotha Hippe
Dotha Hippe
Crew Special Effects Technician
Frank D. Williams
Frank D. Williams
Special Effects
Harry Redmond Jr.
Harry Redmond Jr.
Harry Redmond Sr.
Harry Redmond Sr.
Stunt Double
Judy Malcolm
Judy Malcolm
Buddy Mason
Buddy Mason
Pauline Wagner
Pauline Wagner
Aline Goodwin
Aline Goodwin
Marcella Allen
Marcella Allen
Lillian Jones
Lillian Jones
Cherie May
Cherie May
Pilot
Duke Krantz
Duke Krantz
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