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| Credits | |
| Title: | King Kong |
| Directed by: | John Guillermin |
| Written by: | Lorenzo Semple, Jr. |
| Produced by: | Dino De Laurentiis; Federico De Laurentiss; Christian Ferry |
| Music by: | John Barry |
| Cinematography: | Richard H. Kline |
| Edited by: | Ralph E. Winters |
| Production | |
| Distributors: | Paramount Pictures |
| Released: | December 17th, 1976 |
| Rating: | PG |
| Running time: | 134 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $24,000,000 |
| Gross: | $80,000,000 |
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King Kong is an American feature film of the adventure and horror genres. It is a remake of the original 1933 classic, King Kong. The movie was directed by John Guillermin with a script written by Lorenzo Semple, Jr. based on concepts developed by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace. It was produced by Paramount Pictures and the De Laurentiis Entertainment Group and released theatrically in the United State son December 17th, 1976.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jeff Bridges | Jack Prescott |
| Charles Grodin | Fred Wilson |
| Jessica Lange | Dwan |
| John Randolph | Captain Ross |
| Rene Auberjonois | Roy Bagley |
| Julius Harris | Boan |
| Jack O'Halloran | Joe Perko |
| Dennis Fimple | Sunfish |
| Ed Lauter | Carnahan |
| Jorge Moreno | Garcia |
| Mario Gallo | Timmons |
| John Lone | Chinese cook |
| Garry Walberg | Army general |
| John Agar | City official |
| Kenny Long | Ape masked man |
| Sid Conrad | Petrox chairman |
| George Whiteman | Army helicopter pilot |
| Wayne Heffley | Air Force general |
| Forrest J. Ackerman | Fleeing man in crowd |
| Rick Baker | King Kong |
| Todd Baker | Shea Stadium spectator |
| Corbin Bernsen | Reporter |
| Ray Buktenica | Naval officer |
| Larry M. Byrd | Excited fan |
| Peter Cullen | King Kong (voice) |
| S.C. Dacy | Newspaper photographer |
| James Dunaway | Man in audience |
| Donald F. Glut | Man in ampitheater |
| Walt Gorney | Subway driver |
| Shawn McAllister | Police sergeant |
| Ira S. Rosenstein | Logan |
| David Roya | Ship's radio operator |
| David Ulmer | Man running in terror |
| Kristephan Warren-Stevens | Boy with afro in bleachers |
| Billy Zoom | Man running from Kong |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline for this film is, "The most exciting original motion picture event of all time".
- Production on King Kong began on January 15th, 1976. Principal filming concluded on August 27th, 1976.
- This is Jessica Lange's first work in film.
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