Country
United States
Date
Mar 19, 1980
Certification
PG-13
Action... Excitement... Spectacle beyond your wildest dreams!
1h 30min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ng Hong-Sang | Dr. Ah Pi |
| Theodore Thomas | The Commissioner |
| Steve Nicholson | The Commissioner's Aide |
| Lee Sau-Kei | Views Peking Man at Stadium |
| Wang Han-Chen | Views Peking Man at Stadium (uncredited) |
| Ting Tung | Ship Crew (uncredited) |
| Keizô Murase | Ah Wang |
| Alexander Grand | Radio Operator |
| Corey Yuen | Bomb Unit Soldier (uncredited) |
| Huang Pei-Chih | Bomb Unit Soldier |
| Chik Ngai-Hung | Bomb Unit Soldier |
| Yuen Cheung-Yan | Bomb Unit Soldier / The Peking Man |
| Chui Fat | Bomb Unit Soldier |
| Law Keung | Bomb Unit Soldier |
| Kong Chuen | Bomb Unit Soldier |
| Ting Tung | Ship Crew Member (uncredited) |
| Jim James | Man Giving Ah Wei a Ride |
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| Chin Chun | Man in the Bedroom |
| Gam Tin-Chue | Man in His Kitchen Window (uncredited) |
| Wong Kung-Miu | Spectator at Hotel Window |
| Mama Hung | Spectator at Pier |
| Yeung Kei | Spectator at Stadium |
| Tam Ying | Spectator at Stadium |
| Tang Wing-Siu | Policeman |
| Man Man | Native |
Genres
ActionFantasyAdventureHorror
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | 猩猩王 |
| Lingua originale | 普通话 (ZH) |
| Lingue parlate | 普通话 |
| Paesi di produzione | Hong Kong |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Shaw Brothers |
| Data di uscita | 11 agosto 1977 |
| Producer | Vee King Shaw, Runme Shaw |
| Writer | Ni Kuang |
| Editors | Chiang Hsing-Lung, Thom Noble, Pepita Fairfax |
| Cinematography | Wu Cho-Hua, Cho Wai-Kei |
| Asst. Directors | Hung Hak, Ho Meng-Hua, Chen Yung-Lieh |
| Camera Operators | Wu Cho-Hua, Cho Wai-Kei |
| Add. Photography | Wu Cho-Hua, Cho Wai-Kei |
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| Production Design | Johnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng, Chan King-Sam |
| Art Direction | Johnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng, Chan King-Sam |
| Set Decoration | Johnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng, Chan King-Sam |
| Special Effects | Keizô Murase, Koichi Kawakita, Sadamasa Arikawa |
| Composer | Frankie Chan Fan-Kei, DeWolfe, Wang Yong-Hua |
| Sound | Frankie Chan Fan-Kei, Wang Yong-Hua, DeWolfe |
| Costume Design | Mei-Yun Chou, Wu Hsu-Ching |
| Makeup | Mei-Yun Chou, Wu Hsu-Ching |
| Hairstyling | Mei-Yun Chou, Wu Hsu-Ching |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Country
United States
Date
Apr 23, 1999
Note
Re-release
Theatrical release
Country
Germany
Date
Aug 11, 1977
Certification
12
Country
Hong Kong
Date
Aug 11, 1977
Country
Japan
Date
Mar 04, 1978
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