film King Kong (1933)

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American film adventure film film monster film

King Kong (1933) is a landmark American monster adventure film renowned for its groundbreaking special effects and iconic climax atop the Empire State Building.

Aliases (7)

King Kong (1933 film) ×85
King Kong ×8
King Kong (1933) ×2
Captain Englehorn in King Kong (1933 film) ×1
King Kong (2005 film) ×1
Mighty Joe Young (1949 film character inspiration) ×1
Score for "King Kong" (1933) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film → adventure film → film → monster film →
blackAndWhite	true →
cinematographyBy	Edward Linden → J. O. Taylor → Kenneth Peach → Vernon L. Walker →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Ernest B. Schoedsack → Merian C. Cooper →
distributor	RKO Radio Pictures →
editedBy	Ted Cheesman →
famousFor	climax atop the Empire State Building → stop-motion special effects →
featuresCharacter	Ann Darrow → Carl Denham → Jack Driscoll → King Kong →
filmFormat	35 mm →
genre	adventure film → fantasy film → monster film →
hasSequel	Son of Kong →
includedInList	National Film Registry →
inspiredRemake	King Kong (1976 film) → King Kong (2005 film) →
musicBy	Max Steiner →
originalLanguage	English →
partOfFranchise	King Kong franchise →
producer	Ernest B. Schoedsack → Merian C. Cooper →
productionCompany	RKO Radio Pictures →
recognizedAs	classic of American cinema → landmark in special effects →
releaseDate	1933-03-02 →
releaseYear	1933 →
runtimeMinutes	100 →
screenwriter	James Ashmore Creelman → Ruth Rose →
setIn	New York City → Skull Island →
specialEffectsBy	Willis H. O’Brien →
starring	Bruce Cabot → Fay Wray → Robert Armstrong →
storyBy	Edgar Wallace → Merian C. Cooper →

Referenced by (51)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bruce Cabot ("King Kong (1933 film)") → Edward Linden ("King Kong (1933 film)") → Ernest B. Schoedsack ("King Kong") → Fay Wray ("King Kong (1933 film)") → Frank Reicher ("King Kong (1933 film)") → J. O. Taylor ("King Kong (1933 film)") → Kenneth Peach ("King Kong (1933 film)") → King Kong franchise ("King Kong (1933 film)") → Max Steiner ("Score for "King Kong" (1933)") → Robert Armstrong (actor) ("King Kong (1933 film)") → Ted Cheesman ("King Kong (1933 film)") → Vernon L. Walker ("King Kong (1933 film)") → Vina Fay Wray ("King Kong (1933 film)") →	notableWork
Carl Denham ("King Kong") → Carl Denham ("Mighty Joe Young (1949 film character inspiration)") → Jack Driscoll ("King Kong (1933 film)") → Skull Island ("King Kong (1933 film)") → Venture (ship) ("King Kong (1933 film)") →	appearsIn
Edward Linden ("King Kong (1933 film)") → J. O. Taylor ("King Kong (1933 film)") → Ted Cheesman ("King Kong (1933 film)") → Vernon L. Walker ("King Kong (1933 film)") → Willis H. O’Brien ("King Kong (1933 film)") →	workedOn
King Kong (1976 film) ("King Kong (1933 film)") → King Kong (2005 film) ("King Kong (1933 film)") → King Kong (novelization, 1932) ("King Kong (1933 film)") →	basedOn
Captain Englehorn ("King Kong (1933 film)") → Jack Driscoll ("King Kong (1933 film)") → Skull Island ("King Kong (1933 film)") →	createdFor
Ernest B. Schoedsack ("King Kong") → Merian C. Cooper ("King Kong") →	coDirected
Jack Driscoll ("King Kong (1933 film)") → Skull Island ("King Kong (1933 film)") →	firstAppearance
Bruce Cabot ("King Kong (1933 film)") →	appearedIn
Captain Englehorn ("King Kong (1933 film)") →	characterIn
Merian C. Cooper ("King Kong") →	coProduced
RKO Radio Pictures ("King Kong (1933 film)") →	distributed
Empire State Building →	featuredIn
King Kong (1933 film) ("King Kong") →	featuresCharacter
Fay Wray ("King Kong") →	filmAppearance
Carl Denham ("King Kong (1933 film)") →	filmDebut
King Kong franchise ("King Kong (1933 film)") →	firstWork
The Lost World ("King Kong (1933 film)") →	influenced
King Kong (1933 film) ("King Kong (2005 film)") →	inspiredRemake
Universal Pictures ("King Kong (1933)") →	notableFilm
Frank Reicher ("Captain Englehorn in King Kong (1933 film)") →	notableRole
RKO Radio Pictures ("King Kong (1933 film)") →	produced
The Most Dangerous Game (1932 film) ("King Kong (1933 film)") →	sharesSetsWith
Sanford Rothenberg ("King Kong (1933)") →	spouseNotableWork
Captain Englehorn ("King Kong (1933 film)") →	workFeaturedIn
Ernest B. Schoedsack ("King Kong") →	wroteScreenplayFor