Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' (2006)
• November 14th, 2006 • 3h 7min
Documentary
Overview
Following the immense success of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson directs King Kong (2005). This documentary follows him, and the immense project from start to finish. It turns out that this one film may actually be a larger task to complete than all 3 of the Lord of the Rings films together.
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