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

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Murray Spivack
Murray Spivack

Rudy Behlmer
Rudy Behlmer

George E. Turner
George E. Turner

Linwood G. Dunn
Linwood G. Dunn

Richard Edlund
Richard Edlund

Jerry Goldsmith
Jerry Goldsmith

Don Kennedy
Don Kennedy

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

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    1992-09-16

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