King Kong (1976 movie)
1976 film directed by John Guillermin
King Kong is a 1976 Italian-American horror-adventure fantasy monster remake of the original King Kong of 1933. produced by Paramount Pictures and Dino De Laurentiis Productions. It was directed by John Guillermin. It stars Jeff Bridges and Jessica Lange and Rick Baker/Peter Cullen as Kong. The movie features the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center which the 12-meter ape Kong climbs.
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Directed by | John Guillermin |
Screenplay by | Lorenzo Semple Jr. |
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Produced by | Dino De Laurentiis |
Starring | Jeff Bridges Charles Grodin Jessica Lange |
Cinematography | Richard H. Kline |
Edited by | Ralph E. Winters |
Music by | John Barry |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 134 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $24 million[1][2] |
Box office | $90.6 million[3][2] |
References
change- ↑ "King Kong (1976)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Knoedelseder Jr., William K. (August 30, 1987). "De Laurentiis Producer's Picture Darkens". Los Angeles Times. p. 1.
- ↑ "King Kong, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2012.