King Kong: Monster and Myth
โ 7.2 ยท 2024 ยท 61m ยท Documentary ยท History
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.
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