Bandits from Shantung
πŸ“œ Overview: It starts off well enough with some nice build-up in a sprawling deserted farm town (a nice backlot on a Taiwan location) as various motley characters show up at the town's only open establishment, a tavern/inn, with some evil doings in mind. When advance men for the title bandits show up to lay the groundwork for a raid, they round up all available hostages but one. That one is the film's lone hero (Chang Yi), whose motivation is simply statedβ€”he's there to check up on familyβ€”but no one believes him. At the thirty-minute mark, he launches into an eight-minute battle with the two bandit chieftains, hand-to-hand with one (Sammo Hung) and swordplay with the other (an actor I didn't recognize). It's a well-staged brawl and it spreads all over the empty town.
🌏 Languages Available: Mandarin
πŸ“† Date Released: 1972-01-01
⌚ Running Time: 78 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.5

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Chang Yi original image
Yan Tie-Yi
Chang Yi
Pai Ying original image
Bandit Chief
Pai Ying
Hu Chin original image
Lotus Shi
Hu Chin
Wilson Tong original image
Xi brother
Wilson Tong
Sammo Hung original image
5th boss
Sammo Hung

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