Film • Mar 15, 1933
A film crew goes to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a colossal ape who takes a shine to their female blonde star. He is then captured and brought back to New York City for public exhibition.
King Kong
Watch King Kong online (United States)
- Status
- Released
- Release
- March 15, 1933 (92 years ago)
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Themes
- Adventure Epic, Dinosaur Adventure, Jungle Adventure, Monster Horror, Urban Adventure
- Origin
- United States
Cast
Crew
Scores
- Average Score
- 78.4%
FilmAffinity
- 73%
IMDb
- 79%
Letterboxd
- 77%
Metacritic
- 77%
Rotten Tomatoes
- 86%
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- Low
- Violence
- Moderate
- Profanity
- None
- Algohol & Drugs
- Low
- Fright & Intensity
- Moderate
Reviews
Internet ArchiveNewsweek (US Edition) 1933-03-11: Vol 1 Iss 4 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
TIME.comCinema: The New Pictures: Mar. 13, 1933
EmpireEMPIRE ESSAY: King Kong
THR Staff‘King Kong’: THR’s 1933 Review
Los Angeles TimesFILM : Everything's Monkey-Dory in 'Kong'
nytimes.comMovie Reviews
Roger EbertKing Kong movie review & film summary (1933)
thetimes.comThe Times Archive
TroveFILM REVIEWS -
TrovePICTURE THEATRES. - Capitol--King Kong. - The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) - 17 Jul 1933
USA TODAYHere's why the original 'King Kong' is still one of the greatest films of all time
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