King Kong represents a significant visual upgrade over the original, but falls short of its classic predecessor in virtually every other respect.
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Movie Info
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Director -
John Guillermin -
Producer -
Dino De Laurentiis -
Screenwriter -
Lorenzo Semple Jr. -
Distributor -
Paramount Pictures -
Production Co -
Paramount Pictures , De Laurentiis -
Rating -
PG -
Genre -
Adventure , Fantasy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 17, 1976, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jul 20, 2007 -
Runtime -
2h 14m