Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
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Following the immense success of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson directs King Kong (2005). This documentary follows him, and the immense project from start to finish. It turns out that this one film may actually be a larger task to complete than all 3 of the Lord of the Rings films together.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2006-11-14
Runtime: 187 mins
Director: Michael Pellerin
Writer: Michael Pellerin
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Production Companies: Pellerin Multimedia Inc.
Production Countries: United States of America, New Zealand
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