
King Kong(2005)
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.


“Beauty conquered the beast!”
Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.

Robert Armstrong
Carl Denham

Fay Wray
Ann Darrow

Bruce Cabot
Jack Driscoll

Frank Reicher
Captain Englehorn

Victor Wong
Ship's Cook Charlie

James Flavin
Mate Briggs

Sam Hardy
Charles Weston

Noble Johnson
Skull Island Native Chief

Steve Clemente
Skull Island Witch Doctor

Roscoe Ates
Press Photographer (uncredited)
King Kong is a adventure, fantasy, horror film released in 1933 exploring themes of new york city, ship, exotic island, island, unsociability, screenplay. Directed by Merian C. Cooper, it stars Robert Armstrong, Fay Wray, Bruce Cabot. Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.
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