The Lost Empire (2001)
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The two-part TV miniseries The Lost Empire was loosely based upon Chang-En Wu's classic 16th century Chinese novel, His Yu Chi (Journey to the West). Updated to the present, the series was set in motion when American journalist Nick Orton (Thomas Gibson) agreed to track down the lost manuscript… More The two-part TV miniseries The Lost Empire was loosely based upon Chang-En Wu's classic 16th century Chinese novel, His Yu Chi (Journey to the West). Updated to the present, the series was set in motion when American journalist Nick Orton (Thomas Gibson) agreed to track down the lost manuscript of Chang-En Wu's masterpiece, which had fallen into the proverbial wrong hands. Accompanied by a curious collection of mythical creatures, including the Monkey King (Russell Wong), a piglike human and a former cannibal, Nick found himself fighting evil and sorcery at every turn, secure in the knowledge that he would win the love of Kwan Ying (Bai Ling), the Goddess of Mercy, if he successfully completed his mission. Filmed partially in Prague by Hallmark Entertainment, The Lost Empire (later released to video as a 132-minute feature titled The Monkey King) was broadcast by NBC on March 11 and 12, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Peter MacDonald
- Written By
- David Henry Hwang
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Television, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 11, 2001 Wide
- Studio
- Hallmark Entertainment
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Cast
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Thomas Gibson
as Nick Orton
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Ling Bai
as Kwan Ying
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Russell Wong
as Monkey King
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Kabir Bedi
as Friar Sand
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Ric Young
as Confucius
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Randall Duk Kim
as Shu
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Henry O
as Wu
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Eddie Marsan
as Pigsy
- Burt Kwouk
