Film Details
| Title | King Kong |
|---|---|
| Director | Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack |
| Actors | Robert Armstrong, Fay Wray, Bruce Cabot |
| Genre | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror |
| Year | 1933 |
| Format | VHS |
| Rating | NR |
| Run Time | 100 min |
Description
King Kong (1933) is the original giant monster classic. A film expedition travels to a mysterious island inhabited by dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures and captures a colossal gorilla, who is brought to New York with fateful results. It was produced and directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack and stars scream queen Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong and Bruce Cabot. The groundbreaking stop-motion special effects are by chief technician Willis H. O'Brien, and David O. Selznick served as executive producer. This VHS release is from the Warner Bros. Classics line, released by Warner Home Video in a cardboard slipcase. It presents the black and white feature at 100 minutes. Before the movie, it includes the 25-minute color behind-the-scenes documentary It Was Beauty Killed the Beast, made for the film's 60th anniversary. The release is Not Rated, NTSC, with ISBN 0-7806-2565-X.