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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Written By
- James Ashmore Creelman
- based on the screenplay by
- Ruth Rose
- based on the screenplay by
- Merian C. Cooper
- from an idea conceived by
- Edgar Wallace
- from an idea conceived by
- Lorenzo Semple Jr.
- screenplay by
Cast
- Jeff Bridges
- Jack Prescott
- Charles Grodin
- Fred Wilson
- Jessica Lange
- Dwan
- John Randolph
- Captain Ross
- Rene Auberjonois
- Bagley
- Julius Harris
- Boan
- Jack O'Halloran
- Joe Perko
- Dennis Fimple
- Sunfish
- Ed Lauter
- Carnahan
- Jorge Moreno
- Garcia
- Mario Gallo
- Timmons
- John Lone
- Chinese Cook
- Garry Walberg
- Army General
- John Agar
- City Official
- Keny Long
- Ape Masked Man
- Sid Conrad
- Petrox Chairman
- George Whiteman
- Army Helicopter Pilot
- Wayne Heffley
- Air Force General
- Forrest J. Ackerman
- Fleeing Extra in Crowd
- Rick Baker
- King Kong
- Todd Baker
- Shea Stadium Spectator
- Bob Balhatchet
- Police Officer
- Corbin Bernsen
- Reporter
- Doug Boethin
- Kong Victim
- John Buco
- Man in Crowd
- Ray Buktenica
- Naval Officer
- Larry M. Byrd
- Excited Fan
- Peter Cullen
- King Kong
- S.C. Dacy
- Newspaper Photographer
- James Dunaway
- Man in Audience
- Ned Gill
- Crushed Spectator
- Donald F. Glut
- Guy in Amphitheater
- Walt Gorney
- Subway Driver
- Brent Huff
- Extra
- Shawn McAllister
- Police Sergeant
- Eve McVeagh
- Reporter
- James F. Murray Jr.
- Extra
- Larry Naschel
- Victim
- Dale Oprandy
- Self
- Eren Ozker
- Subway Passenger
- Joe Piscopo
- Bit Part
- Harrison Ressler
- Photographer
- Ron Roccia
- Extra
- Ira S. Rosenstein
- Logan
- David Roya
- Ship's Radio Operator
- William Shephard
- King Kong
- David Ulmer
- Man Running in Terror
- Kristephan Warren-Stevens
- Kid with Afro on Bleachers
- Booker James Winter
- BG Crowd
- Billy Zoom
- Man Running from Monkey
Produced By
- Dino De Laurentiis
- producer
- Federico De Laurentiis
- executive producer
- Christian Ferry
- executive producer
Music
Cinematography
- Richard H. Kline
- director of photography
Sound
- James J. Klinger
- sound effects
- William L. McCaughey
- re-recording mixer
- Jack Solomon
- sound mixer
- Harry W. Tetrick
- re-recording mixer
- Paul Wolfe
- cable
Editing
Production Design
Art Direction
- David A. Constable
- Art Director
Set Design
Costumes
- Anthea Sylbert
- Costume Designer
Makeup
- Del Acevedo
- makeup artist
- Jo McCarthy
- hair stylist
- Michaeldino
- hair design: for Kong
- Rick Baker
- makeup effects
- Rob Bottin
- makeup effects
- John Inzerella
- makeup artist
- John Truwe
- makeup artist
Special Effects
- Rick Baker
- special contributions: Kong
- Don Chandler
- sculptor: of Kong
- Joe Day
- special effects
- Carlo Rambaldi
- the producer wishes to acknowledge that Kong has been designed/engineered/constructed by
- Glen Robinson
- special effects / the producer wishes to acknowledge that Kong has been constructed by
- Eddie Surkin
- mechanical coordinator: Kong
- Terry W. King
- special effects technician
- Andrew Miller
- special effects
- Isidoro Raponi
- special effects
- Wayne Rose
- special effects crew
- Chuck Schulthies Jr.
- special effects crew
- Charles Schulthies
- special effects foreman
Visual Effects
- Louis Lichtenfield
- matte artist
- Barry Nolan
- photographic effects assistant
- Aldo Puccini
- miniature coordinator
- Frank Van der Veer
- supervisor of photographic effects
- Harold E. Wellman
- additional photographic effects
Assistant Director
- Nathan Haggard
- assistant director: second unit
- Pat Kehoe
- second assistant director
- William Kronick
- second unit director
- David McGiffert
- assistant director
- Kurt Neumann
- assistant director
- Peter Burrell
- second assistant director: New York
Production Management
- Terry Carr
- production manager
- Brian E. Frankish
- unit production manager: Hawaii
- George Goodman
- unit production manager: (New York)
- Jack Grossberg
- in charge of production
- Phil Tucker
- post-production supervisor
Art Department
- Robert L. Clark
- set painter
- Curtis 'Red' Hollingsworth
- set painter
- Mentor Huebner
- illustrator
- Jack M. Marino
- property master
- Gary Martin
- construction coordinator
- David J. Negron
- illustrator
- Ken Richey
- greensman
- William Cruse
- set designer
- Dave Margolin
- painter
- William S. Maxwell III
- leadman
- Benjamin Resella
- scenic designer
- Bob Skemp
- greensman
Stunts
- Bill Couch
- stunt coordinator
- Jerry Eye
- Animal Wrangler Stunt Actor
- Loyd Catlett
- stunts
- Roger Creed
- stunts
- Loren Janes
- stunts
- J. David Jones
- aerial stunts
- Melvin Jones
- stunts
- Gene LeBell
- stunts
- Julius LeFlore
- stunts
- Jim Lovelett
- stunts
- Kelly Nichols
- stunt double: Jessica Lange
- Beth Nufer
- stunts
- Diane Peterson
- stunts
- Joe Pronto
- stunts
- Ernest Robinson
- stunts
- Ray Saniger
- stunts
- Jesse Wayne
- stunts
- Ted White
- stunts
- Sunny Woods
- stunts
Editorial
- Margo Anderson
- assistant film editor
- Robert Pergament
- assistant film editor
Other
- Gordon Armstrong
- publicity coordinator
- Bruce Bahrenburg
- unit publicist
- Jeffrey Chernov
- messenger
- Dino De Laurentiis
- presents
- Charlotte Dreiman
- production secretary
- Jerry Eye
- animal wrangler
- Lori Imbler
- production coordinator
- Robert F. Kocourek
- production auditor
- Craig Morse
- production assistant
- Meryle Selinger
- production accounting
- Scott Thaler
- messenger
- Claude Thompson
- native dance choreography
- Michael Winter
- messenger
- Frans J. Afman
- financial services
- Laurie Arnow-Epstein
- construction accountant
- Stephen A. Glanzrock
- production assistant: New York
- Fred Sidewater
- assistant to the producer
Music Department
- John Barry
- conductor / orchestrator
- Kenneth Hall
- music editor
- Aaron Rochin
- music re-recording
- Dan Wallin
- music recording / score mixer
- Murray Adler
- musician: violin
- Dale Anderson
- musician: percussion
- Israel Baker
- musician: violin
- Arnold Belnick
- musician: violin
- Hal Blaine
- musician: percussion
- Michael Boddicker
- musician: synthesizer
- Hoyt Bohannon
- musician: trombone
- Dennis Budimir
- musician: guitar
- Larry Bunker
- musician: percussion
- Herman Clebanoff
- musician: violin
- David H. Cohen
- musician: guitar
- Jay Daversa
- musician: trumpet
- Douglas Davis
- musician: cello
- Vince De Rosa
- musician: french horn
- Bonnie Jean Douglas
- musician: violin
- David Duke
- musician: french horn
- Victor Feldman
- musician: percussion
- Dominick Fera
- musician: clarinet
- Dominic Fidelibus
- music copyist
- James Getzoff
- musician: violin
- Ralph Grierson
- musician: keyboards
- John Guerin
- musician: percussion
- Maurie Harris
- musician: trumpet
- Norman Herzburg
- musician: bassoon
- Kevin Hiatt
- music copyist
- Joe Howard
- musician: trombone
- Tommy Johnson
- musician: tuba
- Anatol Kaminsky
- musician: violin
- Artie Kane
- musician: piano
- Armand Kaproff
- musician: cello
- Nathan Kaproff
- orchestra contractor
- Dennis Karmazyn
- musician: cello
- Milton Kestenbaum
- musician: bass
- Jacob Krachmalnick
- musician: violin
- Raphael Kramer
- musician: cello
- Michael Lang
- musician: keyboards
- Ronald Langinger
- musician: clarinet
- Ron Leonard
- musician: cello
- Richard Lepore
- musician: percussion
- Jack Lesberg
- musician: bass
- Peter Limonick
- musician: percussion
- Edgar Lustgarten
- musician: cello
- Arthur Maebe
- musician: french horn
- Malcolm McNab
- musician: trumpet
- Peter Mercurio
- musician: bass
- Richard Nash
- musician: trombone
- Erno Neufeld
- musician: violin
- John Neufeld
- musician: clarinet
- Dick Noel
- musician: trombone
- Richard Perissi
- musician: french horn
- David Pomeranz
- Lyricist
- Joe Porcaro
- musician: percussion
- Tom Raney
- musician: percussion
- Dorothy Remsen
- musician: harp
- Emil Richards
- musician: percussion
- Lee Ritenour
- musician: guitar
- Gale Robinson
- musician: french horn
- Jay Rosen
- musician: violin
- Meyer Rubin
- musician: bass
- Sheldon Sanov
- musician: violin
- Harry Shlutz
- musician: cello
- David Shostac
- musician: flute
- Haim Shtrum
- musician: violin
- Paul Shure
- musician: violin
- Eleanor Slatkin
- musician: cello
- Clark Spangler
- musician: keyboards
- David Speltz
- musician: cello
- Sheridon Stokes
- musician: flute
- Tommy Tedesco
- musician: guitar
- Phillip A. Teele
- musician: trombone
- Tony Terran
- musician: trumpet
- Louise Di Tullio
- musician: flute
- Lloyd Ulyate
- musician: trombone
- Ian Underwood
- musician: keyboards
- Ken Watson
- musician: percussion
- Chauncey Welsch
- musician: trombone
- David Wheatley
- musician: keyboards
- Don Williams
- musician: percussion
- Albert Woodbury
- orchestrator
- Graham Young
- musician: trumpet
- Mary Louise Zeyen
- musician: cello
- Shari Zippert
- musician: violin
Costume Department
- Arnie Lipin
- wardrobe
- G. Fern Weber
- wardrobe
Camera Department
- Albert Bettcher
- camera operator
- Ed Carlin
- gaffer
- Robert Edesa
- assistant cameraman
- Elliott Marks
- still photographer
- Robert Sordal
- key grip
- Michael F. Burke
- electrician
- Doug Byers
- electrician
- Dave Friedman
- still photographer
- Bobby Greene
- assistant camera: Kong head & hand
- Douglas Holmes
- rigging electrician
- Calvin Maehl
- gaffer: second unit
- Owen Marsh
- camera operator: second unit
- Scott Miller
- principal photography
- Louis Niemeyer
- assistant camera
- Jeffrey W. Petersen
- rigger
- Thomas P. Powell
- mgm rigging gaffer: Los Angeles Unit / rigging gaffer: Los Angeles Unit
- Víctor Pérez
- lighting technician
- Michael J. Schwartz
- electrician
- Gary Stark
- electrician
- Chris Strong
- electrician
- Dennis Young
- grip
- Ron Zarilla
- second assistant camera: New York
Script Department
- Doris Grau
- script supervisor
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