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King Kong

1976 film directed by John Guillermin
Movie film Q1142862
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Summary

King Kong is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,638 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress[3], Special Achievement Academy Award[4]
  • Director: John Guillermin[5]
  • Screenwriter: Lorenzo Semple Jr.[6], Edgar Wallace[7], Ruth Rose[8], James Ashmore Creelman[9], Merian C. Cooper[10]
  • Composer: John Barry[11]
  • Genre: horror film[12], fantasy film[13], science fiction film[14], drama film[15], action film[16], adventure film[17], speculative fiction film[18], monster film[19]
  • Based on: King Kong[20]
  • Follows: King Kong Escapes[21]
  • Followed by: King Kong Lives[22]
  • Cast member: Jeff Bridges[23], Charles Grodin[24], Jessica Lange[25], John Randolph[26], René Auberjonois[27], Jack O'Halloran[28], Ed Lauter[29], John Lone[30], Garry Walberg[31], John Agar[32], Julius Harris[33], Peter Cullen[34], Rick Baker[35], Forrest J Ackerman[36]
  • Producer: Dino De Laurentiis[37]
  • Production company: Universal Pictures[38], Paramount Pictures[39]
  • Director of photography: Richard H. Kline[40]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[41]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[42]
  • Review score: 61/100[43], 55%[44]
  • Color: color[45]
  • Country of origin: United States[46]
  • Publication date: December 17, 1976[47], December 25, 1976[48], December 16, 1976[49], 1976[50]
  • Characters: King Kong[51]
  • Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[52], Netflix[53]
  • Narrative location: New York City[54]
  • Filming location: New York City[55]
  • Film editor: Ralph E. Winters[56]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography[57], Academy Award for Best Sound[58], Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress[59]

Why It Matters

King Kong has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

FAQs

What awards did King Kong receive?

Honors received include Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress[3] and Special Achievement Academy Award[4].

Related Entities

Charles Grodin Corbin Bernsen Dino De Laurentiis Edgar Wallace Ed Lauter film Jeff Bridges Jessica Lange John Barry King Kong Merian C. Cooper Netflix New York City Peter Cullen United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  45. [47] ↑ . boxofficemojo.com. boxofficemojo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . sfi.se. sfi.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'azb', 'bg', 'ca', 'ceb', 'ckb', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa'
    Ampas collections film id → W081305
    Sitelink count → 37
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 74751
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  3. 7w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com movie id → 60025
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  4. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 7389
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Mario Chiari
    Publication date → +1976-12-17T00:00:00Z, +1976-12-25T00:00:00Z, +1976-12-16T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter → Lorenzo Semple Jr., Edgar Wallace, Ruth Rose +2
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+134'}
    + 39 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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