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King Kong (1933)'s US theatrical release date is April 7, 1933. No digital rental, streaming or physical release date has been announced.

Who is in the cast of King Kong (1933)?

Robert Armstrong plays Carl Denham, Fay Wray plays Ann Darrow, Bruce Cabot plays Jack Driscoll, Frank Reicher plays Captain Englehorn, Victor Wong plays Ship's Cook Charlie, James Flavin plays Mate Briggs, Sam Hardy plays Charles Weston, Noble Johnson plays Skull Island Native Chief.

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Films similar to King Kong (1933) on Watch Darkly include Alien (1979), A Quiet Place (2018), Prometheus (2012), shown as related by mood; this film has no Curator Score yet, so the match is not based on shared tags or scoring.

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King Kong

1933 · Not rated · 1h 44m

Beauty conquered the beast!

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In theaters: April 7, 1933

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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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Genres

adventurefantasyhorror

Details

Budget$672,000

Box office$10M

Directed by

Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack

Written by

Ruth Rose, James Ashmore Creelman

Cinematography

Vernon L. Walker, J.O. Taylor, Edward Linden

Music

Max Steiner

Starring

Robert Armstrong as Carl Denham · Fay Wray as Ann Darrow · Bruce Cabot as Jack Driscoll · Frank Reicher as Captain Englehorn · Victor Wong as Ship's Cook Charlie · James Flavin as Mate Briggs · Sam Hardy as Charles Weston · Noble Johnson as Skull Island Native Chief