---
title: 'King Kong (1933)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Merian C. Cooper'
released: '1933-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/king-kong-1933'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024216/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# King Kong (1933)

1933 · 100 min · Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Adventure, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

King Kong is a 1933 American pre-Code adventure horror monster film directed and produced by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, with special effects by Willis H. O'Brien and music by Max Steiner. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, King Kong is the first film in the self-titled franchise, combining live-action sequences with stop-motion animation using rear-screen projection. The idea for the film came when Cooper decided to create a motion picture about a giant gorilla struggling against modern civilization. The film stars Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, and Bruce Cabot. The story follows said gorilla dubbed Kong who feels affection for a beautiful young woman offered to him as a sacrifice.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Merian C. Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/merian-c-cooper), [Ernest B. Schoedsack](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-b-schoedsack)
- **Producer:** [Merian C. Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/merian-c-cooper), [Ernest B. Schoedsack](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-b-schoedsack), [David O. Selznick](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-o-selznick)
- **Screenplay:** [Edgar Wallace](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-wallace), [Ruth Rose](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-rose), [James Ashmore Creelman](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-ashmore-creelman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Max Steiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-steiner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Vernon L. Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/vernon-l-walker), [Edward Linden](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-linden), [J.O. Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-o-taylor)

## Cast

- [Victor Wong](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-wong-3)
- [Syd Saylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/syd-saylor)
- [James Flavin](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-flavin)
- [Frank O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-o-connor)
- [Vera Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/vera-lewis)
- [Steve Clemente](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-clemente)
- [Bruce Cabot](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-cabot) as Jack Driscoll
- [LeRoy Mason](https://cinepixo.com/people/leroy-mason)
- [Charles Sullivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-sullivan)
- [George Magrill](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-magrill)
- [Bill Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-williams)
- [Everett Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/everett-brown)
- [Frank Reicher](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-reicher)
- [Merian C. Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/merian-c-cooper)
- [Sam Hardy](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-hardy)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/king-kong-1933
Film facts: Wikidata (Q309048); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.