The Resource King Kong, Big Primate Pictures ; Universal Pictures ; WingNut Films ; produced by Jan Blenkin, Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh ; story by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace ; screenplay by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson ; directed by Peter Jackson
King Kong, Big Primate Pictures ; Universal Pictures ; WingNut Films ; produced by Jan Blenkin, Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh ; story by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace ; screenplay by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson ; directed by Peter Jackson
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The item King Kong, Big Primate Pictures ; Universal Pictures ; WingNut Films ; produced by Jan Blenkin, Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh ; story by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace ; screenplay by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson ; directed by Peter Jackson represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover).This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item King Kong, Big Primate Pictures ; Universal Pictures ; WingNut Films ; produced by Jan Blenkin, Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh ; story by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace ; screenplay by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson ; directed by Peter Jackson represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover).
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- Summary
- Young and beautiful actress Ann Darrow is from the world of 1930s vaudeville, who is down on her luck. She meets Carl Denham, an over-ambitious filmmaker, who brings her on an exploratory expedition to a remote island where she finds compassion and the true meaning of humanity with an ape Kong. Together, beauty and beast finally meet their fate in New York, where the filmmaker has taken and displayed the ape in the quest of finding his fame by using commercial exploitation which ultimately leads to catastrophe, including the man who falls in love with Ann and plays an unlikely hero by trying to save her from Kong and her destiny
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Full screen edition.
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (approximately 187 min.)
- Note
-
- Title from container
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2005
- Isbn
- 9781417027644
- Label
- King Kong
- Title
- King Kong
- Statement of responsibility
- Big Primate Pictures ; Universal Pictures ; WingNut Films ; produced by Jan Blenkin, Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh ; story by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace ; screenplay by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson ; directed by Peter Jackson
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Young and beautiful actress Ann Darrow is from the world of 1930s vaudeville, who is down on her luck. She meets Carl Denham, an over-ambitious filmmaker, who brings her on an exploratory expedition to a remote island where she finds compassion and the true meaning of humanity with an ape Kong. Together, beauty and beast finally meet their fate in New York, where the filmmaker has taken and displayed the ape in the quest of finding his fame by using commercial exploitation which ultimately leads to catastrophe, including the man who falls in love with Ann and plays an unlikely hero by trying to save her from Kong and her destiny
- Cataloging source
- TEFMT
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
- King Kong (Motion picture : 2005)
- Credits note
- Directors of photography, Andrew Lesnie, Derek Whipple ; art directors, Simon Bright, Dan Hennah ; editor, Jamie Selkirk ; music, James Newton Howard ; original score, Max Steiner ; costume designer, Terry Ryan ; production designer, Grant Major ; visual effects supervisors, Scott E. Anderson, Joe Letteri, George Murphy, Ben Snow, Marc Varisco
- Dewey number
- 791.43/72
- Intended audience
- MPAA rating: PG-13; for frightening adventure violence and some disturbing images
- Language note
- Closed-captioned
- LC call number
- PN1995.9.A3
- LC item number
- K564 2006
- PerformerNote
- Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks, Andy Serkis, Evan Parke, Jamie Bell
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1961-
- 1968-
- 1969-
- 1962-
- 1977-
- 1956-2015
- 1888-1971
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Jackson, Peter
- Watts, Naomi
- Black, Jack
- Brody, Adrien
- Kretschmann, Thomas
- Hanks, Colin
- Lesnie, Andrew
- Whipple, Derek
- Howard, James Newton
- Steiner, Max
- Universal Pictures (Firm)
- Runtime
- 187
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Videodiscs
- King Kong (Fictitious character)
- Actresses
- Motion picture producers and directors
- Target audience
- general
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- King Kong, Big Primate Pictures ; Universal Pictures ; WingNut Films ; produced by Jan Blenkin, Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh ; story by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace ; screenplay by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson ; directed by Peter Jackson
- Note
-
- Title from container
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2005
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- quadrophonic multichannel or surround
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1003274
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Full screen edition.
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (approximately 187 min.)
- Isbn
- 9781417027644
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 025192626128
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- 26261
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1003274
- (OCoLC)63183316
- System details
- DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- King Kong, Big Primate Pictures ; Universal Pictures ; WingNut Films ; produced by Jan Blenkin, Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh ; story by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace ; screenplay by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson ; directed by Peter Jackson
- Note
-
- Title from container
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2005
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- quadrophonic multichannel or surround
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1003274
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Full screen edition.
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (approximately 187 min.)
- Isbn
- 9781417027644
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 025192626128
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- 26261
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1003274
- (OCoLC)63183316
- System details
- DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital
- Video recording format
- DVD
Subject
- Action and adventure films
- Actresses -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
- Feature films
- Films for the hearing impaired
- King Kong (Fictitious character) -- Drama
- Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Drama
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Videodiscs
Genre
- Action and adventure films
- Drama
- Feature films
- Films for the hearing impaired
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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