The Mighty Peking Man
“Action... Excitement... Spectacle beyond your wildest dreams!”
Word of a monster ape ten stories tall living in the Himalayas reaches fortune hunters in Hong Kong. They travel to India to capture it, but wild animals and quicksand dissuade all but Johnny, an adventurer with a broken heart. He finds the monster and discovers it's been raising a scantily-clad woman, Samantha, since she survived a plane crash years before that killed her parents. In the idyllic jungle, Johnny and Samantha fall in love. Then Johnny asks her to convince "Utam" to go to Hong Kong. Lu Tien, an unscrupulous promoter, takes over: Utam is in chains for freak show exhibitions. When Lu Tien assaults Samantha, Utam's protective instincts take over: havoc in Hong Kong.
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Cast
31 people
Evelyne Kraft
Ah Wei
Also in
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The French Sex Murders
Danny Lee Sau-yin
Johnny Chen Zheng Feng
Known for
The Killer
The Untold Story
Ku Feng
Lu Tien
Known for
The Flying Guillotine
The New One-Armed Swordsman
Lam Wai-Tiu
Chen Shi Yu
Known for
The Flying Guillotine
Norman Tsui Siu-keung
Dr. Ah Long
Known for
Duel to the Death
The Forbidden Legend: Sex & Chopsticks
Ng Hong-Sang
Dr. Ah Pi
Also in
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Four Robbers
Ted Thomas
Commissioner
Known for
Ultraviolet
The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch
Steve Nicholson
Commissioner's Aide
Also in
Bravo Two Zero
Angel of Destruction
Hsiao Yao
Huang Tsui Hua
Known for
The World Between Us
Chen Ping
Lucy
Known for
The Golden Lotus
Lee Sau-kei
Views Peking Man at Stadium
Known for
Running Out of Time
The Longest Nite
Wang Han-Chen
Views Peking Man at Stadium (uncredited)
Known for
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Legendary Weapons of China
Ho Meng-Hua Director · Ni Kuang Screenplay Frankie Chan Fan-kei Composer
United States release April 23, 1999 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Original title 猩猩王
Production
Shaw Brothers
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
猩猩王
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · August 11, 1977
Theatrical
United States · April 23, 1999
Limited theatrical · Re-release
United States · May 23, 2000
Physical · Miramax/Rolling Thunder Pictures DVD
United States
March 19, 1980 · Premiere
December 28, 2021 · Physical · Arrow Video "Shawscope: Volume One" Blu-ray
Brazil
March 26, 1979 · Theatrical
Canada
December 9, 1983 · Theatrical
April 30, 1999 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
December 28, 2021 · Physical · Arrow Video "Shawscope: Volume One" Blu-ray
Denmark
December 26, 1979 · Theatrical
France
September 28, 1983 · Theatrical
Germany
January 20, 1978 · Theatrical · West Germany
Hong Kong SAR China
March 27, 2003 · Physical · Intercontinental Video DVD
October 15, 2019 · Physical · Intercontinental Video Blu-ray
Japan
March 4, 1978 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 19, 1980 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 24, 1978 · Theatrical
Türkiye
December 12, 1977 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 20, 2021 · Physical · Arrow Video "Shawscope: Volume One" Blu-ray
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