King Kong 1933 DVD

King Kong 1933 DVD

Synopsis
The Original 1933 Classic In Glorious Black-And-White

Seeking a backer for his movie, Merian C. Cooper approached a top Hollywood mogul. "You know what a 50-foot gorilla would see in a five-foot girl?" the mogul asked. "His breakfast!" The studio chief wasn't buying but the public was. King Kong saved RKO from bankruptcy and became an all-time classic, ranking 43rd on the American Film Institute's list of Top-100 American Movies.

King Kong teems with memorable moments: a moviemaking expedition on a fantastic isle filled with dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures; the giant simian's lovestruck obsession with the film shoot's blonde starlet (scream queen Fay Wray); Kong's capture; his Manhattan rampage; and the fateful finale atop the Empire State Building, where Kong cradles his palm-sized beloved and swats at machine-gunning airplanes. "It was beauty killed the beast." But in these and other great scenes, Kong lives forever.
Cast & Crew
Actors:
 • Fay Wray
 • Bruce Cabot
 • Robert Armstrong
    Writers:
 • Ruth Rose
 • James Creelman

Producers:
 • David O. Selznick

Directors:
 • Merian C. Cooper

Features:
Commentary by Visual Effects Veterans Ray Harryhausen and Ken Ralston, with Interpolated Interview Excerpts of Merian C. Cooper and Fay Wray
Merian C. Cooper Movies Trailer Gallery

Video:
Standard 1.33:1 B&W
Audio: (more info)
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles:
English, Spanish, French

Length: 104 mins
Rating: NR
Includes: Audio Commentary

Packaging: Keep Case
Number of Discs: 1