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King Kong
A film crew goes to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a colossal giant gorilla who takes a shine to their female blonde star.
17 October 1883, San Diego, California, USA
17 June 1866, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
May 6, 1878 in Liban, Russia
December 1, 1890 in Wichita, Kansas, USA
24 October 1901, Dracut, Massachusetts, USA
18 April 1881, Marshall, Missouri, USA
February 5, 1897 in San Bernardino, California, USA
September 24, 1906 in Los Angeles, California, USA
2 December 1875, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
March 3, 1900 in Wichita, Kansas, USA
3 December 1898, Brooklyn, New York, USA
October 3, 1883 in Missouri, USA
April 05, 2011
One of the best adventure horror films ever made, an icon of pop culture with truly erotic and emotionally touching scenes between Fay Wray and the massive gorrilla
June 24, 2006
The throbbing heart of the film lies in the creation of the semi-human simian himself, an immortal tribute to the Hollywood dream factory...
July 02, 2007
Kong mystifies as well as it horrifies, and may open up a new medium for scaring babies via the screen.
August 09, 2011
...throbbing with metaphorical implications. The riveting, stop-motion battle between the great ape and a T. Rex is just a bonus.
October 10, 2012
Unfortunately, it was thought necessary to mitigate some of the predominant horror by introducing a human, all-too-human theme.
October 05, 2013
Arguably the monster movie of all time, this abiding take on Beauty and the Beast has a mythic power that belies its years.
March 07, 2013
"King Kong," as spectacular a bolt of celluloid as has thrilled audiences in a couple of sophisticated seasons, is the product of a number of vivid imaginations.
October 10, 2012
The grand-daddy of all monster movies.
October 07, 2008
It might seem that any creature answering the description of Kong would be despicable and terrifying. Such is not the case. Kong is an exaggeration ad absurdum, too vast to be plausible. This makes his actions wholly enjoyable.
July 02, 2007
Willis O'Brien did the stop-action animation for this 1933 feature, which is richer in character than most of the human cast.
October 05, 2013
The story, like Frankenstein and Dracula, has taken on the significance of a modern folk tale, layered with obvious moralizing and as familiar as personal history.
October 09, 2013
It's unrivaled in its sheer cinematic quality, and one of a kind.

