| Description |
1 videodisc (104 min.) : DVD video, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent |
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video v rdamedia |
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videodisc vd rdacarrier |
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DVD video 4 3/4 in. rda |
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digital optical stereo Dolby Digital 2.0 rda |
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laser optical NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, Dolby Digital stereo.; region 1. |
| Note |
In English with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English. |
| Cast |
Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher, Sam Hardy, Noble Johnson, Steve Clemento, James Flavin. |
| Credits |
Photographed by Eddie Linden, Vernon Walker, J.O. Taylor ; music by Max Steiner ; art directors, Carroll Clark, Al Herman ; film editor, Ted Cheesman. |
| Note |
Based on a story by Edgar Wallace and Merian C. Cooper. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1933. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
A moviemaking expedition to a fantastic island is filled with dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. A giant simian becomes lovestruck with the film's blonde starlet. King Kong is captured and is brought to Manhattan, where he goes on a rampage, culminating in the fateful finale atop the Empire State Building where he cradles his beloved and swats at machine-gunning airplanes. |
| Note |
Special features: Newly restored and digitally mastered; Commentary by visual effects veterans Ray Harryhausen and Ken Ralston, with interpolated interview excerpts of Merian C. Cooper and Fay Wray; Merian C. Cooper movies trailer gallery. |
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National Film Registry selection, 1991. |
| Subject |
King Kong (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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Human-animal relationships -- Drama.
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Actresses -- United States -- Drama.
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Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.
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King Kong (Personnage fictif) -- Films. |
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Actrices -- États-Unis -- Films. |
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Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Films. |
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Gorilas -- Teatro.
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Actrices -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro.
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| Genre |
Feature films -- United States.
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Horror -- Feature.
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Thriller -- Feature.
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Suspense films.
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Horror films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Cooper, Merian C., film producer, film director, author.
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Schoedsack, Ernest B., 1893-1979, film producer, film director.
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Selznick, David O., 1902-1965, film producer.
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Creelman, James Ashmore, screenwriter.
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Rose, Ruth, 1896-1978, screenwriter.
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Wray, Fay, 1907-2004, actor.
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Armstrong, Robert, 1890-1973, actor.
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Cabot, Bruce, 1904-1972, actor.
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Reicher, Frank, 1875-1965, actor.
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Hardy, Sam, 1883-1935, actor.
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Johnson, Noble, 1881-1978, actor.
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Clemento, Steve, 1885-1950, actor.
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Flavin, James, 1906-1976, actor.
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Linden, Edward, director of photography.
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Walker, Vernon L., 1894-1948, director of photography.
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Taylor, J. O., director of photography.
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Steiner, Max, 1888-1971, composer (expression)
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Clark, Carroll, art director.
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Herman, Al, 1889-1973, art director.
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Cheesman, Ted, editor of moving image work.
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Wallace, Edgar, 1875-1932, author.
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Radio Pictures, production company.
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RKO Radio Pictures, production company.
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Warner Home Video (Firm), film distributor.
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Turner Entertainment Co., film distributor.
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| Added Title |
King Kong (Motion picture : 1933)
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| ISBN |
079076525X : $12.99 |
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9780790765259 |
| Standard No. |
053939601022 |
| Music # |
T6010 Warner Home Video |
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