Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Film Science, University of Cologne, language: English, abstract: The film 'King Kong' is one of the most famous films of Pre Code Hollywood. Its success was referred to the variety of topics and narratives that the film includes, combined with an excellent use of sound and special effects. This text lays the focus on the aspect of gender roles in the film. It will be shown that especially the figure of Ann Darrow embodies different stereotypes ...