KING KONG

a famous US film (1933) about a very large ape. In the story, King Kong captures Ann, played by Fay Wray (1907–2004), when she visits his island. She is rescued, and the ape is taken to New York to be presented as a show. He escapes and climbs to the top of the Empire State Building , where he is killed by war planes. A second version of the film was made in 1976, with Jessica Lange, and a further film, King Kong Lives , appeared in 1986.