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King Kong

(Repackaged, Widescreen Collection)

Starring: Jeff Bridges & Jessica Lange Director: John Guillermin Rated:

King Kong (Repackaged, Widescreen Collection) Boxart

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Genre: Action & Adventure

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DVD Features:

Encoding: Region 1; USA & Canada
Package Type: Keep Case - Checkpoint
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen - 16.9

Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Doby Surround - English
Mono - French

Major Awards:

Academy Awards - Best Visual Effects (1976)

Entertainment Reviews:

Sight and Sound - 09/01/2000

"...Charles Grodin is excellent comic value as the rapacious oil tycoon who bring King Kong to New York..."

Product Description:

One of the top money-makers of the 1970s. Producer Dino Delaurentis up-dates the 1933 classic. Jessica Lange's first starring role. Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best Cinematography, Best Sound. Academy Award: Best Special Effects.

Plot Synopsis:

Remake of the 1933 classic about a Giant Ape from a lost world who falls in love with a beautiful actress sacrificed to him by the native tribespeople on the island he inhabits.

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Production Notes:

Screen debut for former model Jessica Lange.
Shot in Metrocolor.
Budget for the film was over $22 million.
Additional cast: Dennis Fimple (Sunfish), Jorge Moreno (Garcia), Mario Gallo (Timmons), Keny Long (Ape Masked Man in Dance), Rick Baker (Kong Closeups).
Additional credits: Arny Lipin and Fern Weber (costumes/wardrobe).

Cast and Crew:

Starring		Jeff Bridges & Jessica Lange
Directed by		John Guillermin
Produced by		Dino De Laurentiis
Cinematography by		Richard H. Kline
Edited by		Ralph E. Winters
Screenwriting by		Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Composition by		John Barry
Production Design by		Mario Chiari & Dale Hennesy
Performer		Charles Grodin, John Randolph, Rene Auberjonois, Julius Harris, Jack O'Halloran, Dennis Fimple & Rick Baker
Special Effects Design by		Rick Baker

DVD Details:

Label: Paramount
Originally Released in: 1976
Number of Discs: 1
Rated:
Run Time: 2 hours, 14 minutes
Video: Color
Region: Region 1 encoding; USA & Canada.
Release Date: November 22, 2005
OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 55,207
Item UPC: 097360364323
Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item(s) for International Shipping.

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