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TV Series

The Monkey King

Based On the book by Wu Cheng'en

The Monkey King, also known as The Lost Empire, is a 2001 television miniseries produced by NBC and the SciFi Channel. It is a contemporary take on the classic 16th-century novel Journey to the West. It stars Bai Ling, Thomas Gibson, Russell Wong, Eddie Marsan, and Randall Duk Kim. The miniseries was directed by Peter MacDonald and written by Asian American dramatist David Henry Hwang.

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Release date:
March 11, 2001
Director:
Peter MacDonald
Cast:
Thomas Gibson, Bai Ling
Country:
United States
Language:
English
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Book vs Film

Cover of Journey to the West
The Book · 1592

Journey to the West

Wu Cheng'en, Li Chunfang
Poster for The Monkey King
The TV Series · 2001

The Monkey King

Peter MacDonald

★ 5.5 / 10 1,865 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 409 years after publication.

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