Koko: A Talking Gorilla
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Koko: A Talking Gorilla | |
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Directed by | Barbet Schroeder |
Produced by | Dale Djerassi Barbet Schroeder |
Starring | Koko Francine Patterson |
Cinematography | Néstor Almendros |
Editing by | Denise De Casabianca Dominique Auvray |
Distributed by | The Criterion Collection |
Release date(s) | 1978 |
Running time | 80 min. |
Language | English French |
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Koko: A Talking Gorilla is a 1978 documentary directed by Barbet Schroeder that focuses on Dr. Francine 'Penny' Patterson and her work with Koko, a gorilla taught to communicate with humans using American Sign Language. The film was recently re-released by the Criterion Collection.