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Koko, a talking gorilla / Home Vision Entertainment, Janus Films, Les Films du Losange, Barbet Schroeder and L'institut national de l'audiovisuel present a film by Barbet Schroeder ; produced by Dale Djerassi and Barbet Schroeder ; directed by Barbet Schroeder.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Schroeder, Barbet, producer, director.
Djerassi, Dale, producer.
Home Vision Entertainment (Firm), producer.
Janus Films, producer.
Films du losange (Firm), producer.
Institut national de l'audiovisuel (France), producer.
Image Entertainment (Firm), distributor.
Series:
Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.)
Criterion collection ; 340.
Criterion collection
Language:
English
French
Subjects (All):
Koko (Gorilla), 1971-2018.
Koko.
American Sign Language.
Gorilla--Psychology.
Gorilla.
Human-animal communication.
Human-animal relationships.
Genre:
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([16] pages ; illustrations : 19 cm).
polychrome
Other Title:
Koko
Place of Publication:
Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, [2006]
Language Note:
English or dubbed French dialogue, English subtitles.
Closed-captioned.
System Details:
DVD; Region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital mono.
digital
optical
mono
Dolby
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1
Summary:
Introduces us to Koko the gorilla at age three, recently brought from the San Francisco Zoo to Stanford University by Dr. Penny Patterson for a controversial experiment. Koko is taught the basics of human communication through sign language.
Participant:
Koko, Dr. Penny Patterson.
Credits:
Cinematographer, Nestor Almendros.
Notes:
Aspect ratio 1.33:1.
Originally produced in 1977 by Les Films Losange as a French film entitled: Koko, le gorille qui parle.
Special features: New video interview with Barbet Schroeder; New essay by author Gary Indiana; Homage to Koko from Marguerite Duras.
Contains:
Koko, le gorille qui parle
OCLC:
68941079
Publisher Number:
715515018722
CC1637D Image Entertainment

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