King Kong

1933

Directed by

Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack

Starring

Robert Armstrong, Fay Wray, Bruce Cabot

Runtime

1h 44m

Country

USA

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.