Koko: A Talking Gorilla(Movie, 1978)

Name: Koko: A Talking Gorilla
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1978
Duration: T01:25:00
Rating: 3.5

Original title: "Koko, le gorille qui parle" (French/FR)

1h 25min | Genre: Documentary

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 10 votes)

Koko: A Talking Gorilla (French: Koko, le gorille qui parle) is a 1978 French documentary film directed by Barbet Schroeder that focuses on Francine Patterson and her work with Koko, the gorilla. Patterson claims to have taught Koko to communicate with humans using symbols taken from American Sign Language. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival. ()

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About Koko: A Talking Gorilla

A documentary that follows Dr. Penny Patterson's current scientific study of Koko, a gorilla who communicates through American Sign Language.

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Additional Information

Production country: France

Shot in: San Francisco (California)

Plays in: California

Main subject: Koko (Person)

Made by: Les Films du Losange, INA

Original language: French (FR)

Spoken languages: English (EN), French (FR)

Translated into 7 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 10/01/1978 (World premiere: 10/11/1978)

Director: Barbet Schroeder

Producer: Barbet Schroeder

Director of Photography: Néstor Almendros

Keywords: communication, sign languages, gorilla, zoo

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