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The Lost Empire

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2001
  • Unrated
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
1.9K
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Bai Ling, Thomas Gibson, and Russell Wong in The Lost Empire (2001)
The Lost Empire
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AdventureFantasy

American journalist seeks lost Chinese manuscript, journeying with magical humanoid ape, pig-man, and ex-cannibal friend. Adventure based on renowned tale.American journalist seeks lost Chinese manuscript, journeying with magical humanoid ape, pig-man, and ex-cannibal friend. Adventure based on renowned tale.American journalist seeks lost Chinese manuscript, journeying with magical humanoid ape, pig-man, and ex-cannibal friend. Adventure based on renowned tale.

  • Stars
    • Thomas Gibson
    • Bai Ling
    • Russell Wong
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Thomas Gibson
      • Bai Ling
      • Russell Wong
    • 41User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 4 nominations total

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    Thomas Gibson
    Thomas Gibson
    • Nicholas Orton
    • 2001
    Bai Ling
    Bai Ling
    • Kwan Ying
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    Russell Wong
    Russell Wong
    • Monkey King
    • 2001
    Ric Young
    • Confucius
    • 2001
    Kabir Bedi
    Kabir Bedi
    • Friar Sand
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    Eddie Marsan
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    • Pigsy
    • 2001
    Randall Duk Kim
    Randall Duk Kim
    • Shu
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    Henry O
    Henry O
    • Wu Chan Yen
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    Lim Kay Siu
    • Subodhi
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    Burt Kwouk
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    • Professor Sheng
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    James Faulkner
    James Faulkner
    • Marcus Harding
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    Stuart Ong
    Stuart Ong
    • Jade Emperor
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    Kwong Loke
    • Imperial Crier
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    Yu-Beng Lim
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    • Skeleton Demon
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Loosely based on the story from classical Chinese Literature "Journey to the West".
    • Quotes
      • Nicholas Orton: So I might never get rich, buy my own jet, or even maintain a stock portfolio. But when I look in her eyes, I know that none of these things really matter.
    • Connections
      References The Fly (1958)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 11, 2001 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Czech Republic
      • Germany
      • Singapore
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Chinese
    • Also known as
      • The Monkey King
    • Production companies
      • Hallmark Entertainment
      • RTL
      • Babelsberg International Film Produktion
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 15m(75 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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