DVD
King Kong / Universal Pictures presents ; a WingNut Films production ; produced by Jan Blenkin ... [and others] ; screenplay by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson ; directed by Peter Jackson.
Young and beautiful actress Ann Darrow is from the world of 1930s vaudeville, who is down on her luck. She meets Carl Denham, an over-ambitious filmmaker, who brings her on an exploratory expedition to Skull Island where she finds compassion and the true meaning of humanity with an ape named Kong. Together, beauty and beast finally meet their fate in New York, where the filmmaker has taken and displayed the ape in the quest of finding his fame by using commercial exploitation which ultimately leads to catastrophe, including the man who falls in love with Ann and plays an unlikely hero by trying to save her from Kong and her destiny.
Record details
- ISBN: 1417027630
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 188 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: [Widescreen]
- Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures, [2006]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | DVD release of the 2005 motion picture. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Directors of photography, Andrew Lesnie, Derek Whipple ; art directors, Simon Bright, Dan Hennah ; editor, Jamie Selkirk ; music, James Newton Howard ; original [1933] score, Max Steiner ; costume designer, Terry Ryan ; production designer, Grant Major ; visual effects supervisors, Scott E. Anderson, Joe Letteri, George Murphy, Ben Snow, Marc Varisco; based on a story, Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks, Andy Serkis, Evan Parke, Jamie Bell. |
| Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: PG-13; for frightening adventure violence and some disturbing images. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, NTSC ; region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital. |
| Language Note: | In English, with optional English SDH, French, or Spanish subtitles. |
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| Subject: | King Kong (Fictitious character) > Drama. Apes > Drama. Islands > Drama. Actresses > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Motion picture producers and directors > United States > Drama. |
Available copies
- 36 of 40 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 40 total copies.
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