Koko: A Talking Gorilla

7.0/ 10 22 votes 1978-10-11 1h 25m 1 popularity

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

Director: Barbet Schroeder

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Penny Patterson

Herself

Koko

Herself

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Saul Kitchener

Himself - Director Emeritus, San Francisco Zoo

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Carl Pribram

Himself - Professor of Neuroscience

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Roger Fouts

Himself

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