King Kong: Monster and Myth

In 1933, Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, two audacious and visionary directors, dared to create a motion picture that eclipsed everything seen until then: when King Kong was released, it was celebrated as an artistic and technical revolution and became the first myth created by the young cinematic art.

Director: Laurent Herbiet

Cast: Elsa Lepoivre, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper, Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, Marguerite Harrison, Ruth Rose, Willis H. O'Brien, Fay Wray

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.