Koko: A Talking Gorilla

Name: Koko: A Talking Gorilla
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1978-10-11
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Penny Patterson, Koko, Saul Kitchener, Carl Pribram, Roger Fouts

1978·Documentary·1h 25m

7.1

★

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

Directed by Barbet Schroeder

gorilla

zoo

sign languages

communication

animal human friendship

animal intelligence

IMDB

N/A

Cast

Koko

Herself

Crew

Barbet Schroeder

Director

Dominique Auvray

Editor

Néstor Almendros

Director of Photography

Margaret Ménégoz

Producer

Barbet Schroeder

Associate Producer

Popular Reviews

12 reviews

Kat

when i was on shrooms at the zoo i fully imagined i could have had this kind of kinship with a gorilla

meeks

9.3★ · 07/09/24

me if i get reincarnated into an animal

Douglas Lancaster

9.2★ · 11/17/23

I am so obsessed with gorillas and remembered Koko's name. I am glad I finally found this to watch. I am amazed at how much gorillas are close to us. We share 98% of the same DNA. Brilliant. Koko was such a smart primate. I want to go see a gorilla and just be amazed in person.

Cestlameremichel

7.0★ · 06/01/26

Ezy Ryder

6.0★ · 04/28/26