King Kong is a popular film career. Actors of "King Kong"

One of the most popular characters in the mass culture of the 20th century. Was King Kong. The film, released on screens in 1933, became world classics. Technically, cinema for the following decades has undergone significant changes. This allowed the director Peter Jackson to create in 2005 a film using the newest special effects, the plot of which is identical to the content of the picture of the thirties. This work has become a rare case of a successful remake.

The article is about the film "King Kong": actors, roles, members of the crew. There are also interesting facts from the history of creating paintings.

The film of 1933

Each modern film is accompanied by a musical design. This gives emotionality to the screen action. The prize for the best music for the film is provided by the famous Academy of Motion Picture Arts. But before that it was not. The first who decided to use music in the film to enhance the emotional tension of the audience were the directors Merian K. Cooper and Ernest B. Shodsak. Actors of "King Kong", released in 1933: Fay Ray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot.

The adventure genre in American cinema of the 1920s and 1930s was quite popular. Yes, and "monkey theme" in the art of this period was exploited more than once. All this and inspired filmmakers to make a film about travelers who brought a giant gorilla from the wild part of Africa.

The 1976 film

This remake is not as successful as the one that was created in the 2000s, nevertheless is closer to the original in the story than the previous pictures of American filmmakers (many inspired a successful project in 1933, which resulted in the filming of several films based on " King Kong "). Actors who played in the remake of 1976: Charles Grodin, Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lang. Differences from the original consist primarily in the fact that a huge monkey on an exotic island is not found by cinematographers, but by members of the oil prospecting group.

The film of 2005

This picture should be told in more detail. Although a new script was written, there are almost no plot differences. The film of P. Jackson tells about the adventures of the film crew, whose participants get into a world far from civilization, and they meet King Kong. The actor who played this difficult role - Andy Serkis. He coped, of course, with the creation of the image of a gorilla, not without the help of digital technology. Serkis also played in the spirit of the "Lord of the Rings", and in the role of the monkey for the first time appeared in the movie "The Rise of the Planet of the Apes".

The star of the film in 1933 - Fay Ray - the director took a small role. Jackson wanted the actress to utter the final phrase. But F. Ray first refused, and then completely died. The actress was 97 years old.

And finally, it is worth mentioning one more significant difference between the modern film and the 1933 picture. The main heroine of Jackson's film - Anne - is afraid only in the first hours of meeting with Kong. Then fear is replaced by other feelings: pity, tenderness, and even something similar to love. The creators of the film in 1933 did not value the emotional torments of the heroine.

Actors of the film "King Kong" (2005)

The main heroine was Naomi Watts. The actress appeared for the first time on the screen in the Australian TV series "Return to Eden." Then there were the films "Flirt", "Tankist", "Honest Courtesan" and many others. In 2002, Watts played in the American remake of the Japanese horror film "Bell". By the beginning of filming in the film "King Kong" actress was already 37 years old.

In the picture, one of the leading roles was played by Jack Black. The musician and actor in "King Kong" performed the role of a filmmaker, ready to do anything for his idea. In the 90s, Black was given predominantly secondary roles. The first serious work was the role in the film "Fanatic".

Adrien Brody, who played the playwright, the lover of the main character, was world famous three years before the premiere of "King Kong", after the dramatic film "The Pianist". For the main role in the picture of Roman Polanski, the actor was awarded the Oscar. As for the "King Kong", this picture was positively criticized. But none of the actors received a prestigious award. The film was also played by: Thomas Kretschmann, Jamie Bell, Kyle Chandler, John Sumner.