Cinematic background from King Kong 1933 - 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

Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi

Directors:
Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
Writers:
Merian C. Cooper, Leon Gordon, James Ashmore Creelman, Ruth Rose, Edgar Wallace
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Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A group of men standing next to each other on a dirt road; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A man in a suit standing in front of a desk; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A black and white photo of a group of people standing next to each other; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A black - and - white photo of a woman holding her arms up; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A black - and - white photo of trees and a river; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a dress; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A black and white photo of a woman sitting on the ground; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – An old photo of a man and a woman sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A group of men and women standing next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A gorilla standing on top of a building in the middle of a city; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – An old photo of a man and a woman talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A group of people in costumes and masks in front of a crowd of onlookers; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A woman sitting on a tree in the woods; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A black and white photo of a man in a tuxedo on a stage; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A group of people sitting in front of each other; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A black and white photo of a scene in a play; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A man standing on top of a hill; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A man and a woman are dancing together in formal wear; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – An old photo of a city with a boat in the water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A black - and - white photo of a boat in the water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A group of men hanging on to the side of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A man in a tuxedo standing in front of a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A black and white photo of a man and a woman; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on a boat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A black and white photo of a group of men in suits and hats; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A black and white photo of a group of men in suits and hats; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A group of people standing on top of a subway train; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A man on top of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A black and white photo of a train on the tracks at night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on a boat; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a white dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A black and white photo of a woman wearing a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A black - and - white photo of a man on a cliff; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – An old photo of two people in a biplane; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A woman is sitting on top of a tree branch; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A black and white photo of men in a boat; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A black - and - white photo of a cliff with a person lying on it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – An old photo of a man and a woman cooking food; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A group of men standing around a woman in a dress; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A woman in a white dress on top of a metal structure; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A black - and - white photo of a city at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A man standing on top of a stage with a gorilla on it's back; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A man standing on a stage in front of an audience; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A black and white photo of a man in a hat and coat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A group of planes flying in the air on a cloudy day; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A black and white photo of a group of people in costume; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A black and white photo of a group of men taking pictures; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A tug boat in the water at night with a city skyline in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A man in a tuxedo standing in front of a curtain; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – An older man and a younger woman hugging; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A man standing on the side of a train track at night; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A group of people standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A black and white photo of a man and a woman in a living room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A man sitting on top of a rock on top of a mountain; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – Two men are sitting in the cockpit of an airplane; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – Two men at a bar talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A black - and - white photo of a city at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Kong” (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper – A man and a woman sitting at a table; Medium shot, High angle