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Koko: A Talking Gorilla

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Koko: A Talking Gorilla — Plot

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

  • Release date
  • October 11, 1978
  • Runtime
  • 85 min
  • Genres
  • Documentary
  • Director
  • Barbet Schroeder

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Koko: A Talking Gorilla — Cast

Penny Patterson Herself Koko photo Koko Herself Saul Kitchener Himself - Director Emeritus, San Francisco Zoo Carl Pribram Himself - Professor of Neuroscience Roger Fouts Himself

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