Congo is a 1995 American science fiction action-adventure film directed by Frank Marshall from a screenplay by John Patrick Shanley, based on the 1980 novel by Michael Crichton. It stars Laura Linney, Dylan Walsh, Ernie Hudson, Grant Heslov, Joe Don Baker and Tim Curry. The film tells the story of an expedition team and a mountain gorilla owned by one of its members who go to the Congo jungles to find a missing expedition and the ruins of an ancient civilization where diamonds might be located while encountering the undiscovered and violent gorilla species that lurks near there.
Congo (1995)
Directed by Frank Marshall
Genres - Action-Adventure, Horror, Mystery-Suspense, Science Fiction |
Sub-Genres - Adventure Film, Monster Film |
Release Date - Jun 9, 1995 |
Run Time - 109 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG-13
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Movie Info
Box Office
$152,022,101
Themes
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Action Film, Animal Human Communication, Cult, Diamond, Film Based On A Novel, Gorilla, Horror Film, Literary, Science Fiction Film, Survival, Tribe
Attributes
Based On: Congo
Narrative Location: Africa
Narrative Location: Africa
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