Koko: A Talking Gorilla (1978)
1978 · 1h 25m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
A documentary that follows Dr. Penny Patterson's current scientific study of Koko, a gorilla who communicates through American Sign Language.
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Music by: Guta Cattoni, Maris Embiricos
Cinematography: Néstor Almendros
Editor: Denise de Casabianca, Dominique Auvray
Cast
Penny Patterson as HerselfKoko as HerselfSaul Kitchener as Himself - Director Emeritus, San Francisco ZooCarl Pribram as Himself - Professor of NeuroscienceRoger Fouts as HimselfMore like this
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