King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."

King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."

King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."

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King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."

1992

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Overview

Documentary on the making of the 1933 RKO film King Kong. Contains interviews with George Turner, Linwood Dunn, Rudy Behlmer.

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Production Companies

Turner Entertainment Co.

Cast & Crew

7 members

Sound

Murray Spivack

Self

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Acting

Rudy Behlmer

Self

Rudy Behlmer

Acting

George E. Turner

Self

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Visual Effects

Linwood G. Dunn

Self

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Visual Effects

Richard Edlund

Self

Richard Edlund

Sound

Jerry Goldsmith

Self

Jerry Goldsmith

Acting

Don Kennedy

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