Koko: A Talking Gorilla

1978, 1h 25min -

In 1977, acclaimed director Barbet Schroeder and cinematographer Nestor Almendros entered the universe of the world’s most famous primate to create the captivating documentary KOKO: A TALKING GORILLA. The film introduces us to Koko soon after she was brought from the San Francisco Zoo to Stanford University by Dr. Penny Patterson for a controversial experiment—she would be taught the basics of human communication through American Sign Language. An entertaining, troubling, and still relevant documentary, KOKO: A TALKING GORILLA sheds light on the ongoing ethical and philosophical debates over the individual rights of animals and brings us face-to-face with an amazing gorilla caught in the middle. Show more

"Koko: A Talking Gorilla" — movie produced in France and released in 1978. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.2 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 25min. "Koko: A Talking Gorilla" is currently available to stream on The Criterion Channel. Click on a playlink to watch it now!