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King Kong

The most exciting original motion picture event of all time.

6.3(968)19762h 14m7

An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him.

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Status
Released
Budget
$23M
Box office
$90.6M
Language
English
Part of King Kong (1976) Collection · 2 films
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Behind the camera

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG17 Dec 1976
    • TVNBC (Part 1)16 Sept 1978
    • TVNBC (Part 2)17 Sept 1978
    • PhysicalPGDVD27 Jul 1999
    • PhysicalPGBlu-ray11 May 2021
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalPG26 Dec 1976
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalPG30 Dec 1976
  • CanadaCA

    • TheatricalPG17 Dec 1976
    • PhysicalBlu-ray11 May 2021
  • ArgentinaAR

    • TheatricalATP23 Dec 1976
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical20 Dec 1976
  • ColombiaCO

    • Theatrical23 Jun 1977
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1117 Dec 1976
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-1216 Dec 1977
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalTP15 Dec 1976
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1216 Dec 1976
  • Hong KongHK

    • Theatrical20 Jan 1977

Frequently asked questions

King Kong was released on 15 December 1976.

Audience reviews

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    talisencrw

    1/16/2016

    7/10

    I had first seen the outstanding original of 'King Kong', still transcendent and captivating in its then-prescient use of special effects wizardry, then Sir Peter Jackson's recent remake, which was still extremely impressive. I had only heard horrible things about the 70's version, but I have come to admire Guillermin's films that I had watched, and look at that cast, so when I found the blu used, for a good price, I…

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    John Chard

    6/12/2019

    5/10

    No, you're dead wrong. He was the terror, the mystery of their lives, and the magic. 1976 and I had already been spellbound and terrified by Jaws the year previously, I mean I was only 10 years old. Having been introduced by my film loving parents to the original King Kong from 1933, as soon as this update - in colour - was released, I stood in that queue for two hours to see it. I was spellbound, absolutely loved…

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    JPV852

    5/7/2021

    6/10

    A bit long but not terrible and had some adorably funny moments like seeing a man in an ape outfit tossing around a model train or hiding behind a building to avoid a helicopter. But seriously, the ape costume wasn't bad however his expressions were at times creepy, especially when looking at Dwan. Certainly one of the lesser of the Kong movies (though haven't seen King Kong Lives) but I guess watchable. **3.0/5**

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    CinemaSerf

    11/4/2022

    5/10

    OK, so it was always going to be very difficult to get anywhere near the 1933 version so I suppose the question here is - why bother? Well, they did - and what we have here is a bit of a shocker. The character names have been changed and the plot line updated to suggest this is more about oil exploration than beastie hunting, but thereafter the story is the same as the glamorous "Dwan" (Jessica Lange) becomes the app…

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    GenerationofSwine

    1/10/2023

    10/10

    Usually I hate remakes... but I also used to not like DC. And then the heavily bashed New 52 came around, I was talking to a friend of mine, and the Flash in New 52 wasn't his Flash. He hated it out of principal. I think that is what happened here, because the '33 film reached for the stars. The technology they had wasn't all there, and they did their absolute best with it to make the absolute best film they could…

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