25 Mind-Blowing Facts About King Kong

14. King Kong Was One Of Hitler's Favourite Films

Adolf Hitler Cinema The Nazi Fuhrer apparently watched the movie over and over. Maybe he liked the idea of the will of a great beast trampling (literally) over the citizens of a western democracy. But then he was also a fan of Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937) and Mutiny On The Bounty (1935). He may have been no one's idea of a nice guy, but he certainly appreciated the golden age of Hollywood - a creative community largely formed, of course, by Jewish migrants from Europe.
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