<P> The film tells of a gigantic , prehistoric , island - dwelling ape called Kong who dies in an attempt to possess a beautiful young woman . King Kong is especially noted for its stop - motion animation by Willis O'Brien and a groundbreaking musical score by Max Steiner . In 1991 , it was deemed `` culturally , historically and aesthetically significant '' by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry . It has been remade twice , in 1976 and 2005 , while a reboot , Kong : Skull Island , was released in 2017 . </P>
<P> The film tells of a gigantic , prehistoric , island - dwelling ape called Kong who dies in an attempt to possess a beautiful young woman . King Kong is especially noted for its stop - motion animation by Willis O'Brien and a groundbreaking musical score by Max Steiner . In 1991 , it was deemed `` culturally , historically and aesthetically significant '' by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry . It has been remade twice , in 1976 and 2005 , while a reboot , Kong : Skull Island , was released in 2017 . </P>
king kong 's movements in the 1933 film were created using a manual technique called -- -- -- --
king kong 's movements in the 1933 film were created using a manual technique called -- -- -- --
stop - motion animation
stop - motion animation