In 1933, Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, two audacious and visionary directors, dared to create a motion picture that eclipsed everything seen until then: when King Kong was released, it was celebrated as an artistic and technical revolution and became the first myth created by the young cinematic art.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Elsa LepoivreSelf - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) |
 Ernest B. SchoedsackSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage) | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) |
 Merian C. CooperSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage) | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) |
 Emperor Haile Selassie I of EthiopiaSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| MMarguerite HarrisonSelf - Reporter (archive footage) | Self - Reporter (archive footage) |
 Ruth RoseSelf - Writer (archive footage) | Self - Writer (archive footage) |
 Willis H. O'BrienSelf - Animator (archive footage) | Self - Animator (archive footage) |
 Fay WraySelf - Actress (archive footage) | Self - Actress (archive footage) |
 Billy CrystalSelf - Actor (archive footage) | Self - Actor (archive footage) |