Direction: Merian C. Cooper
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Merian C. Cooper. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
King Kong
1933 · Movie · 100 min. · United States
Direction Merian C. Cooper · Ernest B. Schoedsack
Cast Fay Wray · Robert Armstrong · Bruce Cabot · Noble Johnson
Plot While shooting a jungle movie on the remote Skull Island, filmmaker Denham and his crew stumble upon a prehistoric world populated by dinosaurs and giant snakes. The most dangerous and...
7.3
30K votes
7.3
30K votes
Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life
1925 · Documentary · 71 min. · United States
Direction Merian C. Cooper · Ernest B. Schoedsack
Plot This documentary follows the journey of the Bakhtiari, a poor nomadic tribe in Iran, as they herd their livestock up snow-covered mountain passes--barefoot--to get to the grazing lands on the...
7.3
62 votes
7.3
62 votes
Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness
1927 · Documentary · 69 min. · United States
Direction Merian C. Cooper · Ernest B. Schoedsack
Plot Kru is a pioneer, living deeper in the jungle of northern Siam than any of his predecessors. He solves the problems caused by leopards and tigers attacking his stock by...
6.6
51 votes
6.6
51 votes
The Four Feathers
1929 · Movie · 80 min. · United States
Direction Lothar Mendes · Merian C. Cooper · Ernest B. Schoedsack
Cast Richard Arlen · Fay Wray · Clive Brook · William Powell
6.3
33 votes
6.3
33 votes
This Is Cinerama
1952 · Documentary · 116 min. · United States
Direction Merian C. Cooper · Gunther von Fritsch
Plot A standard screen B&W prologue during which Lowell Thomas shows how, from the dawn of history, mankind has attempted to create the illusion of depth & movement by artistic, mechanical...
6.0
32 votes
6.0
32 votes