RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

The astonishing story of the genesis, production, worldwide success, and legacy of King Kong (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, a landmark of cinema, one of the most influential motion pictures in history.

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Phil Savenick

Writer

Ron Magid

Writer

Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson

Producer

Michael Pellerin

Producer

Phil Savenick

Producer

Kevin Lee Miller

Editor

Kevin Lee Miller

Producer

Jeffrey White

Executive Producer

Susan K. Lee

Co-Producer

Benjamin Maftoul

Additional Editor

Ryan Correll

Assistant Editor

Rhys Bonney

Editorial Consultant

Adam Harriman

Camera Supervisor

Nikki Latham

Camera Operator

Matt Tuffin

Camera Operator

Nicola Birchfield

Production Manager

Melanie Turner

Production Manager

Jennifer Meltzer

Administration

Richard M. Greenberg

Executive In Charge Of Production

Eric Young

Producer

Jon Mefford

Producer

Tara Tremaine

Producer

Curtis Bisel

Editor

Michael Klaumann

Editor

Dan Brockett

Camera Operator

Michael Klaumann

Camera Operator

Matt Stell

Camera Operator

Karen Yee

Sound Engineer

Colleen Rice

Researcher

Deborah Garcia

Researcher

Stephen Simyak

Production Coordinator

Max Steiner

Max Steiner

Music

Liz Tan

Liz Tan

Line Producer

Carey Johnson

Production Manager

Mary Connolly

Production Manager

Graham Binding

Animation

Don Waller

Animation

Adam Clark

Director of Photography

Alex Funke

Visual Effects Design Consultant

Adrian Hebron

Gaffer

Michael Pangrazio

Matte Painter

David Sa'ena

Unit Manager

Simon Bright

Art Direction

Murray Love

Key Grip

Cilla Leckie

Costume Coordinator

Pamela Harvey-White

Post Production Supervisor

Jamie Selkirk

Jamie Selkirk

Editor

Jabez Olssen

Editor

David Birrell

David Birrell

Assistant Editor

Mike Hopkins

Mike Hopkins

Sound Designer

Dave Whitehead

Sound Designer

Justin Webster

Sound Effects Editor

Nigel Scott

Music Editor

Melanie Graham

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

David Hollingsworth

Colorist

Richard Taylor

Richard Taylor

Art Direction

Gayle Munro

Production Manager

Belindalee Hope

Production Manager

Joe Letteri

Joe Letteri

Visual Effects Supervisor

Cyndi Ochs

Production Manager

Kat Horton

Production Coordinator

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