The Mighty Peking Man

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 11, 1977

Original language

Chinese

Spoken languages

Chinese

Countries

Hong Kong

Production

Shaw Brothers

Cast

Evelyne Kraft,Danny Lee Sau-Yin,Ku Feng,Lam Wai-Tiu,Norman Tsui Siu-Keung,Ng Hong-Sang,Ted Thomas,Steve Nicholson,Hsiao Yao,Chen Pingand 21 more

Director

Ho Meng-Hua

Writer

Ni Kuang

Producer

Runme Shaw,Vee King Shaw

Cinematography

Wu Cho-Hua,Cho Wai-Kei

Music

Frankie Chan Fan-Kei

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0076164