2 Movies Directed by Merian C. Cooper

Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life

Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1925-03-20

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

71 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (677 Reviews)

Genres:

Documentary

Cast:

Writer:

Richard Carver (titled by)

Terry Ramsaye (titled by)

Fullplot:

The real-life struggles of the Bakhtiari tribe of Southern Persia (Iran) to migrate with 50,000 people and ten times as much livestock over seemingly impassable natural barriers of mountain and river during harsh weather conditions to reach grazing lands for their cattle and other livestock. Their hardscrabble life is portrayed with poetically beautiful cinematography in possibly the greatest documentary of the silent era.

King Kong

King Kong

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1933-04-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

(61169 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

James Ashmore Creelman (screen play)

Ruth Rose (screen play)

Merian C. Cooper (from an idea conceived by)

Edgar Wallace (from an idea conceived by)

Fullplot:

Carl Denham needs to finish his movie and has the perfect location; Skull Island. But he still needs to find a leading lady. This 'soon-to-be-unfortunate' soul is Ann Darrow. No one knows what they will encounter on this island and why it is so mysterious, but once they reach it, they will soon find out. Living on this hidden island is a giant gorilla and this beast now has Ann in it's grasps. Carl and Ann's new love, Jack Driscoll must travel through the jungle looking for Kong and Ann, whilst avoiding all sorts of creatures and beasts.

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