Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.

A giant ape, a mysterious island, and one of the most iconic climaxes in movie history – King Kong remains as thrilling as ever! Directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, and animated by stop-motion pioneer Willis O’Brien, this 1933 classic combines adventure, spectacle, and unexpected emotion in a film that still towers over the screen nearly a century later. -TORONTO FILM SOCIETY