Merian C. CooperCast
Fay Wray Robert Armstrong 
Bruce Cabot Frank Reicher Sam Hardy 
Noble Johnson
Credits
Written by: James Ashmore Creelman Ruth Rose
Plot
A film crew travels to a remote island where they find a giant ape, Kong, whom they capture and bring to New York to exhibit, where he escapes and climbs the Empire State Building to protect the actress Ann Darrow.
Sinekatalog’s take
A landmark adventure and monster film with pioneering stop-motion effects.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.9 / 10 (96,811 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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