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64% Critic Match
Mighty Joe Young
“Merian Cooper's amazing adventure in the unusual!”
6.4 / 10• 1949• 1h 34m•NR• English
AdventureFantasyDramaAction
Storyline
A young woman, Jill Young, grew up on her father's ranch in Africa, raising a large gorilla named Joe from an infant. Years later, she brings him to Hollywood to become a star.
Cast & Crew
Terry Moore
Jill Young
Lead
Ben Johnson
Gregg Johnson
Robert Armstrong
Max O'Hara
Frank McHugh
Windy
Douglas Fowley
Jones
Denis Greene
Crawford
Paul Guilfoyle
Smith
Nestor Paiva
Brown
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ernest B. Schoedsack's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mighty Joe Young is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
