Congo (film)

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Movie
German title Congo
Original title Congo
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1995
length 104 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Frank Marshall
script John Patrick Shanley
production Kathleen Kennedy
Sam Mercer
music Jerry Goldsmith
camera Allen Daviau
cut Anne V. Coates
occupation

Congo (full title: Congo - Where humans become an endangered species ) is a film by director Frank Marshall based on the novel Congo by Michael Crichton . The film was made in 1995 with Laura Linney and Dylan Walsh in the lead roles. The film opened in German cinemas on August 17, 1995.

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Dr. After a long period of research, Peter Elliot managed to use a kind of sign language and a computer-aided evaluation method to teach the gorilla lady Amy to speak. But the animal suffers from symptoms of stress that cannot be alleviated even through occupational therapy (playing, painting). So Peter and his assistant Richard decide to bring the monkey back to its homeland, the Congo. The costs for the transport are immediately paid by the dubious businessman Herkermer Homolka and the communication scientist Dr. Karen Ross willingly accepted.

During the trip, the real reasons for this generosity become apparent: Herkermer recognized a symbol in one of Amy's pictures that he associates with a legendary diamond mine of King Solomon . Karen has similar motivations, but she is also looking for missing colleagues who have previously traveled to the region. Led by Captain Munro, they find the diamond mine in the Congolese jungle , in the lost city of Zinj . The question of why the mines were abandoned at some point is quickly clear: the builders bred a particularly intelligent and aggressive breed of gorilla for their defense. So aggressive that over time the animals have driven away the people they were supposed to protect.

This is followed by a spectacular fight between humans and gorillas, which the former can narrowly win thanks to a volcano erupting at the last moment. Eventually Amy connects with another group of gorillas, and a small group of survivors makes their way home.

Awards (selection)

  • The film was nominated for the Golden Raspberry in seven categories in 1996, including a. as the worst film .
  • Composer Jerry Goldsmith received the BMI Film Music Award in the same year .

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