King Kong (1933)
Directed by Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack · 100 min · Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
73.4 TOPICAL score · #611 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
King Kong (1933, directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack) has a TOPICAL score of 73.4 - ranked 611 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and critics, and lowest on awards. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic 92. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (1,678 ratings) · IMDb 7.9/10. Wikipedia covers it in 56 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic 92
- AudienceTMDB 7.6/10 (1,678 ratings) · IMDb 7.9/10
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 56 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read51,153 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Robert Armstrong (actor #1,706), Fay Wray (actor #1,223), Bruce Cabot (actor #1,633), Frank Reicher
“In 1998, the AFI ranked the film #43 on its list of the 100 greatest movies of all time.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10