The Mighty Peking Man (1977)

Original title

猩猩王

Directed by

Ho Meng Hua

Genre

horror film, kaiju

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 64 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A giant ape is discovered in the jungles of Asia. A hunter tries to capture the creature and bring it to a city for show.

adventurouscampyexcitingfantasticalmonster-fillednostalgicpulpyspectacular

What happens

The Mighty Peking Man (Chinese: 王猩猩), as known as Goliathon in the United States, is a 1977 Hong Kong monster film directed by Ho Meng-hua and starring Danny Lee, Evelyne Kraft and Ku Feng. It was produced by Shaw Brothers Studio to capitalize on the craze surrounding the 1976 remake of King Kong. It was released in Hong Kong on August 11, 1977. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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