Movie
King Kong
Overview
An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him.
Details
- Release date
- 1976-09-08
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
- Status
- Released
- Production
- The De Laurentiis Company
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jeff Bridges as Jack F. Prescott
- Jessica Lange as Dwan
- Charles Grodin as Fred S. Wilson
- John Randolph as Captain Ross
- René Auberjonois as Roy Bagley
- Julius Harris as Boan
- Jack O'Halloran as Joe Perko
- Ed Lauter as Carnahan
- John Agar as City Official
- Jorge Moreno as Garcia
- Mario Gallo as Timmons
- John Lone as Chinese Cook
Crew
- John Guillermin - Director
- Lorenzo Semple Jr. - Screenplay
- Ruth Rose - Screenplay
- James Ashmore Creelman - Screenplay
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