# Crocodile Man > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Crocodile_Man > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Crocodile_Man.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodile_Man > Source revision: 1315875606 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox film | name = Crocodile Man | image = Photo-61879-M.png | caption = Promotional poster | director = Hui Keung | producer = Hui Keung | writer = Hui Keung | narrator = | starring = {{ubl|[Dy Saveth](/source/Dy_Saveth)|Sok Sam Eak|[Pen Ran](/source/Pen_Ran)|[Meas Samon](/source/Meas_Samon)}} | music = | cinematography = | editing = | distributor = Phra Chan Ni Ko films | released = {{Film date|1972}} | runtime = | country = Cambodia | language = Khmer | budget = }} '''''Crocodile Man''''' (''Kropeu Charavan'' in Khmer, also known as ''Kraithong Krapeu Chalawon'' in Thai or '''''A Water Warrior and a Crocodile Man''''') is a widely acclaimed [Cambodia](/source/Cambodia)n [horror film](/source/horror_film) released in 1972{{Cite web |title=Matt Dillon, Crocodile Man, and Cambodian Cinema at Cambodia Town Film Fest This Saturday – OC Weekly |url=https://www.ocweekly.com/matt-dillon-crocodile-man-and-cambodian-cinema-at-cambodia-town-film-fest-this-saturday-6475461/ |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=www.ocweekly.com|date=4 September 2014 }} by Hui Keung. It starred Khmer actress [Dy Saveth](/source/Dy_Saveth) and singer [Pen Ran](/source/Pen_Ran), two iconic figures of Cambodian culture of the time. It was released in Thailand and Hong Kong along with another 1972 Khmer film, ''[The Snake King's Wife](/source/The_Snake_King's_Wife)'', which brought back a successful grossing. It has become one of the more enduring creations from the nation's pre-[communist](/source/Khmer_Rouge) era and copies are still sold today with English and Chinese subtitles. ==Plot== The story is based on the Thai folk lore, "Legend of [Kraithong](/source/Krai_Thong)." The relationship of two students who were taught by the same teacher (Ta Esey) for fighting lessons were suddenly split by the fact that each accused the other of being a murderer. Charavann, one of the students who could turn into a crocodile, went under water where he was taught by a water hermit and married two beautiful crocodile girls. He went back to the land in order to seek revenge on Kraitoung, the other student, for killing a woman. One day he took a beautiful daughter of a millionaire, Sompiov Meas, underwater with him, instead of marrying her. However, his two wives refused and put a spell on Sampov Meas. To save Sampov Meas with the intent of marrying her, Kraitoung went underwater to rescue her after many warriors were killed attempting to save the millionaire's daughter. He killed Charavan and his wives for their cruel actions and saved Sampov Meas safely. For his prize, finally, Kraitoung married Sampov Meas, also her sister, Sampov Keav, and lived happily ever after. == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{IMDb title|2520374}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Crocodile Man}} Category:1970 films Category:1970s Khmer-language films Category:1972 horror films Category:Natural horror films Category:Cambodian horror films Category:1972 films Category:Films about crocodilians {{Cambodia-film-stub}} {{1970s-horror-film-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Crocodile Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodile_Man) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodile_Man?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.