The Mighty Peking Man

The Mighty Peking Man

The Mighty Peking Man

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The Mighty Peking Man

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

1977

1h 30m

5.1(63 votes)

Action

Fantasy

Adventure

Horror

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.

Links & Resources

Social & External

Production Companies

Shaw Brothers

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

32 members

Acting

Evelyne Kraft

Ah Wei

Evelyne Kraft

Acting

李修賢

Johnny Chen Zheng Feng

李修賢

Acting

谷峰

Lu Tien

Acting

Lam Wai-Tiu

Chen Shi Yu

Lam Wai-Tiu

Acting

蕭瑤

Huang Tsui Hua

Acting

Chen Ping

Lucy

Chen Ping

Acting

徐少強

Dr. Ah Long

徐少強

Acting

Ng Hong-Sang

Dr. Ah Pi

Ng Hong-Sang

Acting

Theodore Thomas

The Commissioner

Theodore Thomas

Acting

Steve Nicholson

The Commissioner's Aide

No Image

Acting

Lee Sau-Kei

Views Peking Man at Stadium

Lee Sau-Kei

Acting

Wang Han-Chen

Views Peking Man at Stadium

Wang Han-Chen

Acting

Ting Tung

Ship Crew

Ting Tung

Costume & Make-Up

村瀬継蔵

Ah Wang

村瀬継蔵

Acting

Alexander Grand

Radio Operator

No Image

Directing

元奎

Bomb Unit Soldier

Acting

Huang Pei-Chih

Bomb Unit Soldier

Huang Pei-Chih

Acting

Chik Ngai-Hung

Bomb Unit Soldier

Chik Ngai-Hung

Acting

袁祥仁

Bomb Unit Soldier / The Peking Man

袁祥仁

Acting

Chui Fat

Bomb Unit Soldier

Chui Fat

Acting

羅強

Bomb Unit Soldier

Acting

Kong Chuen

Bomb Unit Soldier

Kong Chuen

Acting

Ting Tung

Ship Crew Member

Ting Tung

Acting

Jim James

Man Giving Ah Wei a Ride

Jim James

Acting

Chin Chun

Man in the Bedroom

Chin Chun

Acting

Gam Tin-Chue

Man in His Kitchen Window

Gam Tin-Chue

Acting

黃公武

Spectator at Hotel Window

黃公武

Acting

錢似鶯

Spectator at Pier

錢似鶯

Acting

Yeung Kei

Spectator at Stadium

Yeung Kei

Acting

Tam Ying

Spectator at Stadium

Tam Ying

Acting

Tang Wing-Siu

Policeman

Tang Wing-Siu

Acting

Man Man

Native

Man Man

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