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Koko: A Talking Gorilla

1978· 1h 25m

Documentary

Directed by Barbet Schroeder

7.0/ 10

Reviews

Where to watch

Criterion Channel

Criterion Channel

Overview

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

Cast

Penny Patterson

Herself

Koko

Koko

Herself

Saul Kitchener

Himself - Director Emeritus, San Francisco Zoo

Carl Pribram

Himself - Professor of Neuroscience

Roger Fouts

Himself

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