Directed by
| John Guillermin | ||
Writing Credits
| James Ashmore Creelman | ... | (based on the screenplay by) (as James Creelman) and |
| Ruth Rose | ... | (based on the screenplay by) |
| Merian C. Cooper | ... | (from an idea conceived by) and |
| Edgar Wallace | ... | (from an idea conceived by) |
| Lorenzo Semple Jr. | ... | (screenplay by) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Produced by
| Dino De Laurentiis | ... | producer |
| Federico De Laurentiis | ... | executive producer |
| Christian Ferry | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| John Barry | ||
Cinematography by
| Richard H. Kline | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Ralph E. Winters | ||
Production Design by
| Mario Chiari | ||
| Dale Hennesy | ||
Art Direction by
| Archie J. Bacon | ||
| David A. Constable | ... | (as David A.Constable) |
| Robert Gundlach | ||
Set Decoration by
| John Franco Jr. | ||
Costume Design by
| Moss Mabry | ||
| Anthea Sylbert | ... | (gowns and native costumes) |
Makeup Department
| Del Acevedo | ... | makeup artist |
| Jo McCarthy | ... | hair stylist |
| Michaeldino | ... | hair design: for Kong |
| Rick Baker | ... | makeup effects (uncredited) |
| Rob Bottin | ... | makeup effects (uncredited) |
| John Inzerella | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| John Truwe | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Terry Carr | ... | production manager |
| Brian E. Frankish | ... | unit production manager: Hawaii (as Brian Frankish) |
| George Goodman | ... | unit production manager: (New York) |
| Jack Grossberg | ... | in charge of production |
| Phil Tucker | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Nathan Haggard | ... | assistant director: second unit (as Nate Haggard) |
| 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 (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Robert L. Clark | ... | set painter (as Robert Clark) |
| Curtis 'Red' Hollingsworth | ... | set painter |
| Mentor Huebner | ... | illustrator |
| Jack M. Marino | ... | property master (as Jack Marino) |
| Gary Martin | ... | construction coordinator |
| David J. Negron | ... | illustrator (as David Negron) |
| Ken Richey | ... | greensman |
| William Cruse | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
| Dave Margolin | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| William S. Maxwell III | ... | leadman (uncredited) |
| Benjamin Resella | ... | scenic designer (uncredited) |
| Bob Skemp | ... | greensman (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| James J. Klinger | ... | sound effects |
| William L. McCaughey | ... | re-recording mixer (as William McCaughey) |
| Jack Solomon | ... | sound mixer |
| Harry W. Tetrick | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Paul Wolfe | ... | cable (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| 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 (as Carlos Rambaldi) |
| Glen Robinson | ... | special effects / the producer wishes to acknowledge that Kong has been constructed by |
| Eddie Surkin | ... | mechanical coordinator: Kong |
| Johnny Borgese | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
| Terry W. King | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
| Hal Millar | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
| Andrew Miller | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
| Isidoro Raponi | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
| Wayne Rose | ... | special effects crew (uncredited) |
| Chuck Schulthies Jr. | ... | special effects crew (uncredited) |
| Charles Schulthies | ... | special effects foreman (uncredited) |
| Paul Wurtzel | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Louis Lichtenfield | ... | matte artist (as Lou Lichtenfield) |
| Barry Nolan | ... | photographic effects assistant |
| Aldo Puccini | ... | miniature coordinator |
| Frank Van der Veer | ... | supervisor of photographic effects (as Frank Van Der Veer) |
| Harold E. Wellman | ... | additional photographic effects |
Stunts
| Bill Couch | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Ernest Robinson | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Loyd Catlett | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Roger Creed | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Greg Wayne Elam | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Jerry Eye | ... | animal stunts (uncredited) |
| Loren Janes | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| J. David Jones | ... | aerial stunts (uncredited) |
| Melvin Jones | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Gene LeBell | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Julius LeFlore | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Jim Lovelett | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Kelly Nichols | ... | stunt double: Jessica Lange (uncredited) |
| Beth Nufer | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Diane Peterson | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Joe Pronto | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Ernest Robinson | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Ray Saniger | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Jesse Wayne | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Ted White | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Sunny Woods | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Albert Bettcher | ... | camera operator (as Al Bettcher) |
| Ed Carlin | ... | gaffer |
| Robert Edesa | ... | assistant cameraman |
| Elliott Marks | ... | still photographer |
| Robert Sordal | ... | key grip |
| Michael F. Burke | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Doug Byers | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Dave Friedman | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Bobby Greene | ... | assistant camera: Kong head & hand (uncredited) |
| Douglas Holmes | ... | rigging electrician (uncredited) |
| Calvin Maehl | ... | gaffer: second unit (uncredited) |
| Owen Marsh | ... | camera operator: second unit (uncredited) |
| Scott Miller | ... | principal photography (uncredited) |
| Louis Niemeyer | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey W. Petersen | ... | rigger (uncredited) |
| Thomas P. Powell | ... | mgm rigging gaffer: Los Angeles Unit (uncredited) / rigging gaffer: Los Angeles Unit (uncredited) |
| Víctor Pérez | ... | lighting technician (uncredited) |
| Michael J. Schwartz | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Gary Stark | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Chris Strong | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Dennis Young | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Ron Zarilla | ... | second assistant camera: New York (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Arnie Lipin | ... | wardrobe (as Arny Lipin) |
| G. Fern Weber | ... | wardrobe (as Fern Weber) |
Editorial Department
| Margo Anderson | ... | assistant film editor |
| Robert Pergament | ... | assistant film editor |
Music Department
| John Barry | ... | conductor |
| Kenneth Hall | ... | music editor (as Kenneth J. Hall) |
| Aaron Rochin | ... | music re-recording |
| Dan Wallin | ... | music recording |
| Murray Adler | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Dale Anderson | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Israel Baker | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| John Barry | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Arnold Belnick | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Hal Blaine | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Michael Boddicker | ... | musician: synthesizer (uncredited) |
| Hoyt Bohannon | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Dennis Budimir | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Larry Bunker | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Herman Clebanoff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| David H. Cohen | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Jay Daversa | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Douglas Davis | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Vince De Rosa | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Bonnie Jean Douglas | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| David Duke | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Victor Feldman | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Dominick Fera | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Dominic Fidelibus | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| James Getzoff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Ralph Grierson | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| John Guerin | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Maurie Harris | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Norman Herzburg | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Kevin Hiatt | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| Joe Howard | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Tommy Johnson | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
| Anatol Kaminsky | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Artie Kane | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Armand Kaproff | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Nathan Kaproff | ... | orchestra contractor (uncredited) |
| Dennis Karmazyn | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Milton Kestenbaum | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Jacob Krachmalnick | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Raphael Kramer | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Michael Lang | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Ronald Langinger | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Ron Leonard | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Richard Lepore | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Jack Lesberg | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Peter Limonick | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Edgar Lustgarten | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Arthur Maebe | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Peter Mercurio | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Richard Nash | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Erno Neufeld | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| John Neufeld | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Dick Noel | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Richard Perissi | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| David Pomeranz | ... | Lyricist (uncredited) |
| Joe Porcaro | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Tom Raney | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Remsen | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| Emil Richards | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Lee Ritenour | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Gale Robinson | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Jay Rosen | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Meyer Rubin | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Sheldon Sanov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Harry Shlutz | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| David Shostac | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Haim Shtrum | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Paul Shure | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Eleanor Slatkin | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Clark Spangler | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| David Speltz | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Sheridon Stokes | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Tommy Tedesco | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Phillip A. Teele | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Tony Terran | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Ulyate | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Ian Underwood | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Dan Wallin | ... | score mixer (uncredited) |
| Ken Watson | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Chauncey Welsch | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| David Wheatley | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Don Williams | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Albert Woodbury | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Graham Young | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Mary Louise Zeyen | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Shari Zippert | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Doris Grau | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Chester Haffey | ... | transportation |
| Joe Sawyers | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Ed Wirth | ... | transportation |
| Steve Bonner | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Chris Haynes | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| James Nordberg | ... | driver: special effects department (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| 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 (uncredited) |
| Laurie Arnow-Epstein | ... | construction accountant (uncredited) |
| Stephen A. Glanzrock | ... | production assistant: New York (uncredited) |
| Fred Sidewater | ... | assistant to the producer (uncredited) |