Koko : a talking gorilla / Janus Films ; Les Films du Losange, Barbet Schroeder and L'Institut National de L'Audiovisuel present ; a film by Barbet Schroeder ; production, Margaret Menegoz.

Koko, a Talking Gorilla is a documentary from 1978 that observes a zoo-born female gorilla in the fifth year of an experiment in human-simian communications. Dr. Penny Patterson has taught Koko hundreds of sign-language words in American Sign Language. Observing Koko's daily routine, her responses,...

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Corporate Authors:	Janus Films, Films du losange (Firm), Institut national de l'audiovisuel (France), Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors:	Schroeder, Barbet, Menegoz, Margaret, Graham, Michael, Patterson, Francine, Pribram, Carl, Kitchener, Saul, Fouts, Roger, Almendros, Nestor (Photographer), Burgess, Ned (Photographer), Casabianca, Denise de (Film editor), Auvray, Dominique (Film editor), Csicsery, George Paul (Production personnel)
Language:	English French
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	In English; optional French narration with optional English subtitles.
Published:	[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2006], ©2006.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 340. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Koko > (Gorilla), > 1971-2018. Sign language. Learning in animals. Animal communication. Human-animal communication. Gorilla > Behavior. Gorilla > Psychology. Animal Communication. Sign Language. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films. Feature films > France. Documentary > Feature.
Genre:	Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films. Feature films Documentary Feature.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Variant Title:	Talking gorilla. Koko, le gorille qui parle.
Format:	Video DVD