MOVIE REVIEW

King Kong / 1976

Name: King Kong
Director: John Guillermin
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Released: 1976
Duration: 134 min
Rating: 6.3

The most exciting original motion picture event of all time.

6.3 / 10 (916 votes)

134 minutes

DIRECTOR John Guillermin

WRITERS Lorenzo Semple Jr., James Ashmore Creelman, Ruth Rose

CAST Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lange, Charles Grodin, John Randolph, René Auberjonois, Julius Harris, Jack O'Halloran, Ed Lauter, John Agar, Jorge Moreno, Mario Gallo, John Lone, Garry Walberg, Keny Long, Sid Conrad

PRODUCTION The De Laurentiis Company

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REVIEW & SYNOPSIS

Sinopsis

King Kong adalah sebuah Adventure, Fantasy, Horror yang dirilis pada tahun 1976. “The most exciting original motion picture event of all time.” Film ini disutradarai oleh John Guillermin dan dibintangi oleh Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lange, Charles Grodin, John Randolph, René Auberjonois.

King Kong menghadirkan cerita yang mendalam tentang perjuangan, konflik, dan resolusi yang memukau. Dengan alur yang terstruktur dengan baik, film ini berhasil membawa penonton dalam pengalaman sinematik yang tak terlupakan.

Dari segi teknis, King Kong menawarkan sinematografi yang memanjakan mata, tata suara yang imersif, serta akting yang meyakinkan dari para pemerannya.

Secara keseluruhan, King Kong adalah Adventure yang layak masuk dalam daftar tontonan Anda. Film ini tidak hanya menghibur tetapi juga memberikan pesan moral yang mendalam.

Last Updated: April 29, 2026

COMMUNITY REVIEWS FROM TMDB

talisencrw 7/10

January 16, 2016

I had first seen the outstanding original of 'King Kong', still transcendent and captivating in its then-prescient use of special effects wizardry, then Sir Peter Jackson's recent remake, which was still extremely impressive. I had only heard horrible things about the 70's version, but I have come to admire Guillermin's films that I had watched, and look at that cast, so when I found the blu used, for a good price, I took a chance. It's definitely the runt of the litter, but is by no means a disaster. It's intriguing that they had originally wanted Joseph Sargent to direct...

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John Chard 5/10

June 12, 2019

No, you're dead wrong. He was the terror, the mystery of their lives, and the magic. 1976 and I had already been spellbound and terrified by Jaws the year previously, I mean I was only 10 years old. Having been introduced by my film loving parents to the original King Kong from 1933, as soon as this update - in colour - was released, I stood in that queue for two hours to see it. I was spellbound, absolutely loved it, telling everyone in school or on the playing fields how great an experience it was. Those things never leave...

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JPV852 6/10

May 7, 2021

A bit long but not terrible and had some adorably funny moments like seeing a man in an ape outfit tossing around a model train or hiding behind a building to avoid a helicopter. But seriously, the ape costume wasn't bad however his expressions were at times creepy, especially when looking at Dwan. Certainly one of the lesser of the Kong movies (though haven't seen King Kong Lives) but I guess watchable. **3.0/5**

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CinemaSerf 5/10

November 4, 2022

OK, so it was always going to be very difficult to get anywhere near the 1933 version so I suppose the question here is - why bother? Well, they did - and what we have here is a bit of a shocker. The character names have been changed and the plot line updated to suggest this is more about oil exploration than beastie hunting, but thereafter the story is the same as the glamorous "Dwan" (Jessica Lange) becomes the apple of the eye of our eponymous giant ape. Taken deep into his jungle lair, the pair are pursued by Jeff...

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GenerationofSwine 10/10

January 10, 2023

Usually I hate remakes... but I also used to not like DC. And then the heavily bashed New 52 came around, I was talking to a friend of mine, and the Flash in New 52 wasn't his Flash. He hated it out of principal. I think that is what happened here, because the '33 film reached for the stars. The technology they had wasn't all there, and they did their absolute best with it to make the absolute best film they could. And it paid off, sometimes when you shoot for the moon you actually reach it. This King Kong...

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