Name: King Kong
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Released: 1933-01-01
Duration: 100 min

King Kong (1933) centers on an ambitious filmmaker who leads his cast and crew to an uncharted island in search of an extraordinary motion picture, where they encounter a gigantic ape worshipped by the island’s inhabitants. As the expedition captures the legendary creature and transports it to New York, the spectacle unleashes chaos beyond anyone’s control. This adventure fantasy horror film blends groundbreaking visual effects with action, romance, and monster movie spectacle as ambition, exploitation, and humanity’s attempt to dominate nature lead to tragic consequences.

King Kong Blu-ray & DVD editions

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Comparison of King Kong Blu-ray & DVD Editions
Disc Extras	Warner BD-ALL/US/OOP 2010	Warner DVD-1/US 2005
Audio Commentary by Visual Effects Artists Ray Harryhausen and Ken Ralston - With Archival Interview Clips of Actress Fay Wray and Director/Producer Merian C. Cooper
I’m King Kong! The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (57:02)
RKO Production 601: The Making of Kong, The Eighth Wonder of the World (118:58)
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence - Reconstructed Scene (6:00)
“Creation” Test Footage - With Commentary by Ray Harryhausen (1931, 4:57)
Theatrical Trailer (1:34)
Merian C. Cooper Trailer Gallery (x8, 16:48)

Edition and Packaging Notes

Warner’s Blu-ray Digibook includes a 32-page booklet with writing by Rudy Behlmer.
Warner’s DVD is also available as a “Collector’s Edition” containing a 20-page reproduction of original 1933 souvenir program and a set of postcards. It is also available in “The King Kong Collection” box set with Son of Kong (1933) and Mighty Joe Young (1949). The “Merian C. Cooper Trailer Gallery” includes trailers for: Flying Down to Rio (1933), King Kong (1933), Son of Kong (1933), 3 Godfathers (1948), Fort Apache (1948), Mighty Joe Young (1949), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) and The Searchers (1956).

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I’m King Kong! The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (57:02)
RKO Production 601: The Making of Kong, The Eighth Wonder of the World (118:58)

Editions	Warner BD 2010 Video File 1 Codec: VC-1 Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 28.17 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.37:1 Length:1:44:25.312 File size: 22.37 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1069 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit File 2 Language: Portuguese Dolby Digital 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 192 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit File 3 Language: Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 192 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit Subtitles English French Portuguese Spanish
Extras	Audio Commentary by Visual Effects Artists Ray Harryhausen and Ken Ralston - With Archival Interview Clips of Actress Fay Wray and Director/Producer Merian C. Cooper Warner BD
	I’m King Kong! The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (57:02, 480p) Warner BD
	RKO Production 601: The Making of Kong, The Eighth Wonder of the World (118:58, 480p) Warner BD
	The Lost Spider Pit Sequence - Reconstructed Scene (6:00, 1080p) Warner BD
	“Creation” Test Footage - With Commentary by Ray Harryhausen (1931, 4:57, 1080p) Warner BD
	Theatrical Trailer (1:34, 480p) Warner BD