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The Mighty Peking Man

The Mighty Peking Man

Action... Excitement... Spectacle beyond your wildest dreams!

19775.11h 30m

Overview

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.

Directed by Ho Meng-Hua
Written by Ni Kuang
Produced by Runme Shaw, Vee King Shaw
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Top Cast

Evelyne Kraft

Evelyne Kraft

Ah Wei

Danny Lee Sau-Yin

Danny Lee Sau-Yin

Johnny Chen Zheng Feng

Ku Feng

Ku Feng

Lu Tien

Lam Wai-Tiu

Lam Wai-Tiu

Chen Shi Yu

Hsiao Yao

Hsiao Yao

Huang Tsui Hua

Chen Ping

Chen Ping

Lucy

Norman Tsui Siu-Keung

Norman Tsui Siu-Keung

Dr. Ah Long

Ng Hong-Sang

Ng Hong-Sang

Dr. Ah Pi

Theodore Thomas

Theodore Thomas

The Commissioner

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Steve Nicholson

The Commissioner's Aide

Themes & Keywords

gorillaexploitationprehistoryhong konggiant apejungle girlknockoffcavemanking kong

About The Mighty Peking Man

The Mighty Peking Man is a action, fantasy, adventure, horror film released in 1977 exploring themes of gorilla, exploitation, prehistory, hong kong, giant ape, jungle girl. Directed by Ho Meng-Hua, it stars Evelyne Kraft, Danny Lee Sau-Yin, Ku Feng. 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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