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King Kong |
Released |
2005 |
Production Year |
2005 |
Director |
Peter Jackson
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Countries of Production |
Germany,
New Zealand,
United States of America |
Comments |
Based on the story by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace
Rated PG-13 [US]; M [NZ; AT].
187 min | 201 min (extended edition)
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Synopsis |
Young and beautiful actress Ann Darrow is struggling in depression-era New York when she meets filmmaker Carl Denham. Ambitious Denham needs a leading lady to complete filming his picture on location. Cast and crew, including playwright and Darrow's love interest Jack Driscoll, travel to ominous sounding Skull Island where they encounter the legendary ape Kong who is captivated by the beautiful actress. Kong is captured by Denham and brought back to New York in a quest for fame and money which ultimately ends in catastrophe. |
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References ( click to view )
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chapter - Film in Aotearoa : NZFX: The Films of Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh . 00-00-1996. pp.150-160 |
Author Unknown,
Jim Barr,
Mary Barr
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[full record]
2005
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web - The Bastards Have Landed : Made in New Zealand: The Cinema of Peter Jackson . 01-05-2002 |
Costa Boates
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[full record]
2005
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