King Kong is a 1976 American monster adventure film produced by Dino De Laurentiis and directed by John Guillermin. It is a modernized remake of the 1933 film about a giant ape that is captured and taken to New York City for exhibition. It stars Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, and Jessica Lange in her first film role, and features mechanical effects by Carlo Rambaldi and makeup effects by Rick Baker who also played the title character. It is the fifth entry in the King Kong franchise.
King Kong (1976)
Directed by John Guillermin
Genres - Action-Adventure, Drama, Horror |
Sub-Genres - Monster Film |
Release Date - Sep 8, 1976 |
Run Time - 134 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Movie Info
Budget
$24,000,000
Box Office
$52,614,445
Themes
Tags
Giant Animal, Giant Ape, Giant Snake, Indian Ocean, Island, Remake, Supernatural/Monsters, World Trade Center
Attributes
Based On: King Kong
Filming Location: New York City
Narrative Location: King Kong universe, New York City
Subject: monster movies
Filming Location: New York City
Narrative Location: King Kong universe, New York City
Subject: monster movies
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Alternate Titles
King Kong
AR, AU, AT, BR, CA, DK, FI, FR, DE, HU, IN, IT, MX, PL, PT, ES, TR, GB, US, UY
King Kong the Giant Ape
IN
King Kong: Das Opfer des Riesenaffen
DE
King Kong: Der Tod des Giganten
DE
King Kong: Die Jagd nach dem Monster
DE
King Kong: Panik in New York
DE
King Kong: The Legend Reborn
, US
King Kongas
LT
Οι περιπέτειες του Κινγκ-Κονγκ
GR
Кінг-Конг
UA
Кинг Конг
BG, RS
Кинг-Конг
RU
キングコング（1976）
JP
大金剛
TW