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Congo Details

1995

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An African mountain gorilla who's been taught sign language by a young primatologist is returned to the jungles of the Congo in this adaptation of Michael Crichton's 1980 sci-fi adventure novel. During their journey they cross paths with greedy corporate scavengers searching for a hidden cache of diamonds. Read more

Starring	Dylan Walsh, Laura Linney, Ernie Hudson, Grant Heslov
Director	Frank Marshall
Genres	Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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Congo

Starring	Dylan Walsh, Laura Linney, Ernie Hudson, Grant Heslov, Joe Don Baker, Tim Curry
Director	Frank Marshall
Studio	PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 44 mins
Certificate
Collections	100 Big Adventures
Genres	Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Language	DVD: English
Dubbed	Czech, German, Hungarian
Hearing-impaired	English
Subtitles	DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish, Turkish
Released	Production year: 1995 To Rent: DVD: 31 Jul 2000

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- Heady nonsense, a throwback to those old movies based on Victorian adventure stories; it is hokum of a sort rarely seen since the days of Nyoka the Jungle Girl.
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  This film is not entirely true to the Michael Crichton novel. They have added a few new characters and more brutal death, but less technology and realistic ... read more »
  
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  Absolute trite!!!! I've seen more convincing gorillas being cuddled by my children while they sleep in their cosy beds.
  
  The only good thing is ... read more »
  
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  Pretty good film, quite thrilling in some parts!
  
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  amazing!!!
  
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  that was bloody sh*t
  
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Bardem wants action from officials over Congo minerals
- WENN Newsdesk
- 06 May 2011
Javier Bardem has urged government and technology companies around the world to stop using minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo in laptops and cell phones in a bid to combat rape in the African region. The Vicky Cristina Barcelona star is backing the Raise Hope for the Congo organisation's campaign The Enough Project, which highlights how sex attacks on women are common during an ongoing turf war to control the area's minerals. These minerals are subsequently used in several gadgets, Read more
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  An African mountain gorilla who's been taught sign language by a young primatologist is returned to the jungles of the Congo in this adaptation of Michael Crichton's 1980 sci-fi adventure novel. During their journey they cross paths with greedy corporate scavengers searching for a hidden cache of ...