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Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

Genres

Documentary

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Following the immense success of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson directs King Kong (2005). This documentary follows him, and the immense project from start to finish. It turns out that this one film may actually be a larger task to complete than all 3 of the Lord of the Rings films together.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

187 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

14 November 2006

Country

United States of America

Cast

Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson

Self

Richard Taylor

Richard Taylor

Self

Alan Lee

Alan Lee

Self

Philippa Boyens

Philippa Boyens

Self

Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts

Self

Jack Black

Jack Black

Self

Colin Hanks

Colin Hanks

Self

Thomas Kretschmann

Thomas Kretschmann

Self

Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis

Self

Jamie Bell

Jamie Bell

Self

Adrien Brody

Adrien Brody

Self

Frank Darabont

Frank Darabont

Self

Guy Williams

Guy Williams

Self

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