Explore
 Lists  Reviews  Images  Update feed
Categories
MoviesTV ShowsMusicBooksGamesDVDs/Blu-RayPeopleArt & DesignPlacesWeb TV & PodcastsToys & CollectiblesComic Book SeriesBeautyAnimals   View more categories »
Listal logo

King Kong (1933)

Directed by


Starring (View all)
Fay Wray Fay Wray
Ann Darrow
Robert Armstrong Robert Armstrong
Carl Denham
Bruce Cabot Bruce Cabot
John Driscoll
Frank Reicher Frank Reicher
Capt. Englehorn
Sam Hardy Sam Hardy
Charles Weston
Noble Johnson Noble Johnson
Native Chief
Steve Clemente Steve Clemente
Witch King
James Flavin James Flavin
Second Mate Briggs


Written by (View all)
Ruth Rose Ruth Rose
(screen play)


Lists

504 votes
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (1001 items)
list by upidipi
Published 14 years, 11 months ago 874 comments
322 votes
Films Spoofed by The Simpsons (116 items)
list by diabolical dr voodoo
Published 14 years, 8 months ago 59 comments
292 votes
History of Horror (3743 items)
list by diabolical dr voodoo
Published 13 years, 10 months ago 45 comments
240 votes
IMDb Top 250 [Official] (252 items)
list by Prelude
Published 16 years, 10 months ago 30 comments
229 votes
It's a private emotion. (235 items)
list by Lexi
Published 13 years, 11 months ago 19 comments

King Kong Videos

King Kong Trailer (1933)

227 Views

Added 13 years ago



View all King Kong videos

Cover art, photos and screenshots

7 votes
6 votes
5 votes
5 votes
5 votes

View all King Kong pictures (152 more)

Reviews

King of Beers!

15 years, 6 months ago at Sep 21 18:39
2 votes
''Oh no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast.''


A film crew goes to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a colossal giant gorilla who takes a shine to their female blonde star.

Fay Wray: Ann Darrow

King Kong is the story of Carl Denham played by Robert Armstrong, a filmmaker known for his films being ... read more

Rightfully earns its coveted label of "a classic"

13 years, 3 months ago at Dec 1 6:57
2 votes
"Oh no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast."

Godzilla may be the King of the Monsters, but 1933's King Kong shall forever remain the king of monster movies. With its state-of-the-art special effects, entertaining story and a touching climax, King Kong has rightfully earned its coveted label of "a classic". The forerunner of event cinema and one of the first prod... read more

Monsters Mash #12 King Kong

11 years, 5 months ago at Sep 26 23:27
2 votes
Now we come to the holy grail of horror movies King Kong so what should I talk about the plot just for the hell of it Carl Denham a filmmaker who takes a crew of men and the lovely Ann Darrow to Skull Island where Prehistoric creatures run amok [img id=1704727 width=500full] Ann Darrow gets kidnap by the island native so she can be sacrifice to their god Kong but instead of eating her Kong falls i... read more
View all King Kong reviews
A film crew goes to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a colossal giant gorilla who takes a shine to their female blonde star.
Release date: 7 April 1933
UPC: 053939724127
Tags: Adventure (24), 1933 (20), Fantasy (19), 1930s (18), Romance (15), New York (12), Horror (12), Monster (12), Action (11), Gorilla (11), Stop Motion (10), Jungle (9), Dinosaur (9), Island (8), King Kong (8), Escape (7), Great Depression (6), Sailor (6), Usa (5)
My tags: Add tags

Update feed

rewster posted a image 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Agent Kermit D. Fonz added this to a list 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Stehako added this to a list 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Favorite Movies of All Time (2021 Edition) (1002 movies items)

" 2020: 318 2019: 313 2018: 311 2017: 309 2016: 305 2015: 299 2014: 301 2013: 297 2012: 295 2011: 289 2010: 287 2009: 280 2008: 279 2007: 279 2006: 290 2005: 310 2004: 309 2003: 311 2002: 355 2001: 339 2000: 310 1999: 298 1998: 282 "


davidcartoons added this to a list 4 months, 2 weeks ago
diabolical dr voodoo added this to a list 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Top Horrors (114 movies items)
Stehako added this to a list 4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Horror Movie: Ranked (100 movies items)
Leviathan added this to a list 5 months ago
Favorite Movies (873 movies items)
Leviathan added this to a list 5 months, 1 week ago
Favorite Movies (873 movies items)
crazymetalhead added this to a list 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Max the Movie Guy added this to a list 6 months, 3 weeks ago
My trips to the cinema 2023 (410 movies items)

"SCREENING: 35mm DATE: March 2nd CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema LOCATION: West End"


Stehako added this to a list 7 months, 1 week ago
Favorite Movies of All Time (2020 Edition) (1001 movies items)

" 2019: 313 2018: 311 2017: 309 2016: 305 2015: 299 2014: 301 2013: 297 2012: 295 2011: 289 2010: 287 2009: 280 2008: 279 2007: 279 2006: 290 2005: 310 2004: 309 2003: 311 2002: 355 2001: 339 2000: 310 1999: 298 1998: 282 "


Agent Kermit D. Fonz added this to a list 8 months, 4 weeks ago
crazymetalhead added this to a list 9 months, 1 week ago
Classic Horror Fiction (60 books items)
cteddiesgirl added this to a list 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Movies/Titles I Have (7076 movies items)
Stehako added this to a list 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Favorite Movies of All Time (2019 Edition) (1001 movies items)

" 2018: 311 2017: 309 2016: 305 2015: 299 2014: 301 2013: 297 2012: 295 2011: 289 2010: 287 2009: 280 2008: 279 2007: 279 2006: 290 2005: 310 2004: 309 2003: 311 2002: 355 2001: 339 2000: 310 1999: 298 1998: 282 "


Stehako added this to a list 11 months, 1 week ago
ScPetit added this to a list 12 months ago
Ranking the Films of 1933 (2 movies items)
Max the Movie Guy added this to a list 1 year ago
Films I've seen on celluloid in the digital era (375 movies items)

"FORMAT: 35mm CONDITION: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…ยฝ NOTES: 2005 BFI print. DATE: March 2nd 2023 CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema LOCATION: West End"


nathan added this to a list 1 year ago
Movies seen at the cinema (1500 movies items)
Stehako added this to a list 1 year ago
Favorite Movies of All Time (2018 Edition) (1001 movies items)

" 2017: 309 2016: 305 2015: 299 2014: 301 2013: 297 2012: 295 2011: 289 2010: 287 2009: 280 2008: 279 2007: 279 2006: 290 2005: 310 2004: 309 2003: 311 2002: 355 2001: 339 2000: 310 1999: 298 1998: 282 "


Stehako added this to a list 1 year ago
Best Movies of the 1930s (50 movies items)
MaxL added this to a list 1 year, 2 months ago
Films I Love (297 movies items)
Fabocco added this to a list 1 year, 3 months ago
Watched 2022 (520 movies items)
SA-512 posted 8 images [View All] 1 year, 4 months ago

SA-512 posted a image 1 year, 4 months ago

SA-512 posted 3 images 1 year, 6 months ago

jkwyn1933 added this to a list 1 year, 6 months ago
Sci-fi classics (36 movies items)
Agent Kermit D. Fonz added this to a list 1 year, 7 months ago
Lessons To Be Learned From Horror Films (557 movies items)

"โ€œIt was beauty, who killed the beast.โ€ Arenโ€™t humans, just the worst?"


Kyle Ellis added this to a list 1 year, 8 months ago
Agent Kermit D. Fonz added this to a list 1 year, 8 months ago
Fictional Places You Donโ€™t Want To Visit (205 movies items)

"Skull Island, Solomon Islands Skull Island is the name most often used to describe a fictional island that first appeared in the 1933 film King Kong and later appearing in its sequels. Why you wouldnโ€™t want to visit: Not only does King Kong live there, but itโ€™s also very dangerous all around."


Agent Kermit D. Fonz voted for an image 1 year, 8 months ago

SA-512 posted 2 images 1 year, 10 months ago

Kyle Ellis posted a review 2 years ago

A monster movie, but with a lot of heart

“This version of King Kong is a classic, it may be a monster movie but it has something that most of the other versions of the story don't have- heart. The story is basically a take on the timeless story of Beauty and the Beast but it is a powerful, beautiful, tragic and beguiling one. The cinematography is beautiful and crisp, and the scenery is convincing enough, plus the score is a gem. In terms of acting, Faye Wray is stunning as Ann Darrow and Robert Armstrong does well with a role that is admittedly on the corny side but hey I can live with that. But what made the film was King Kong himself, he is absolutely amazing to look at, he looks and acts very convincingly. Maybe scary to start with but as the film progresses (like the Beast in the fairytale Beauty and the Beast) you feel for h” read more

johanlefourbe added this to a list 2 years, 1 month ago
Stehako added this to a list 2 years, 2 months ago
Favorite Movies of All Time (2017 Edition) (1001 movies items)

" 2016: 305 2015: 299 2014: 301 2013: 297 2012: 295 2011: 289 2010: 287 2009: 280 2008: 279 2007: 279 2006: 290 2005: 310 2004: 309 2003: 311 2002: 355 2001: 339 2000: 310 1999: 298 1998: 282 "


Georgini voted for an image 2 years, 2 months ago

Agent Kermit D. Fonz voted for an image 2 years, 3 months ago

SA-512 posted a image 2 years, 3 months ago

SA-512 posted a image 2 years, 4 months ago


« Prev12 3 4 Next »

People who liked this also liked

Rating: 7.6
Rating: 7.4
Rating: 7.8
Rating: 7.7
Rating: 7.9
Rating: 7.4
Rating: 8.3
Rating: 7.4
Rating: 7.7
Rating: 8.2
Rating: 7.4
Rating: 8.3
Rating: 8.6
Rating: 8.1
Rating: 8
Rating: 7.9
Rating: 8.2
Rating: 8
Rating: 6.9
Rating: 7.2
Rating: 8