Summary
Carl Denham is a filmmaker and entrepreneur who leads an expedition to Skull Island. The island is a place where time has stood still. The natives pay homage to the one whom they revere as "Kong", and who is, indeed, king of the island. Denham, together with his beautiful starlet, Ann Darrow, and the crew of the ship, investigate the strange ritual being performed on the island by its native population. Ann finds herself captured by the natives and is to become the bride of the mysterious "Kong." The ship's first mate, Jack Driscoll, who is in love with Ann, manages to rescue her from the clutches of "Kong". Denham then arranges to capture the creature, whom he calls "King Kong" and takes him back to New York.Additional Information
| Subjects |
King Kong
-- (Fictitious character)
-- Drama.
Human-animal relationships -- Drama. Monster films. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Burbank, CA :Warner Home Video,2005 |
| Edition | Two-disc special ed., full screen version. |
| Contributors |
Wray, Fay,
1907-2004. Armstrong, Robert, 1890-1973. Cabot, Bruce, 1904-1972. Cooper, Merian C. Schoedsack, Ernest B., 1893-1979. Steiner, Max, 1888-1971. Warner Home Video (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher, Jan Hardy, Noble Johnson, Steve Clemente, James Flavin. |
| Other Contributors |
Directors of photography, Eddie Linden, J.O. Taylor, Vernon Walker ; editor, Ted Cheesman ; music, Max Steiner. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Language |
English French Spanish English dialogue, subtitles in English, French or Spanish (feature only). Closed-captioned. |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1933. Special features: Disc 1: Original 1933 film classic in glorious black and white, and special features: commentary by visual effects veterans Ray Harryhausen and Ken Ralston; interview excerpts of Merian C. Cooper and Fay Wray; trailer gallery. Disc 2 Special features: I'm King Kong! The exploits of Merian C Cooper profiles the original King Kong;s guiding hand; new 7-part documentary RKO Productions 601; the making of Kong, eighth wonder of the world, original test footage with Ray Harryhausen commentary. |
| System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 309 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 0780650603 |
| Other | Classic View |