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The Savage Five

The Savage Five

The Savage Five

The Savage Five

1974•1h 36m•

★6.4(14 ratings)

Action

Overview

A pacifist village is beset by bandits in this martial arts thriller. "Savage Five" hands-down rivals the ornateness of "Kid With The Golden Arm" and the twist-heavy "Five Deadly Venoms". The always great David Chiang plays a lesser version of his Rover character from "Duel Of The Iron Fist", and Ti Lung, looking incredible here, is at his physical best. Accolades to Chen Kuan Tai and Wang Chung in great sympathetic roles, too. A kung fu classic where the actual martial arts display takes a back seat to the mesmerizing story.

Director

Writers

Ni Kuang, Chang Cheh

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Main Cast

David Chiang Da-Wei

David Chiang Da-Wei

Chen Teng / Chen San

Ti Lung

Ti Lung

Fang Yi-Fei

Chen Kuan-Tai

Chen Kuan-Tai

Ma Tao

Danny Lee Sau-Yin

Danny Lee Sau-Yin

Wei Min Hui

Wong Chung

Wong Chung

Yao Kuang

Wai Wang

Wai Wang

Brother Li

Wong Ching

Wong Ching

Bandit leader

Chiang Tao

Chiang Tao

Liang Shan

Wong Bing-Bing

Wong Bing-Bing

San Niang

Lu Ti

Lu Ti

Mayor Yuen

Wang Kuang-Yu

Wang Kuang-Yu

Bandit

Norman Tsui Siu-Keung

Norman Tsui Siu-Keung

Da Niu

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Chang Cheh
Assistant Director: Godfrey Ho

Writing

Writer: Ni Kuang
Writer: Chang Cheh

Production

Producer: Run Run Shaw

Music & Sound

Sound: Wang Yong-Hua
Original Music Composer: Frankie Chan Fan-Kei

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Kung Mu-To

Editing

Editor: Kwok Ting-Hung

Art Direction

Art Direction: Johnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng

Costume & Make-Up

Makeup Artist: Wu Hsu-Ching
Costume Design: Li Chi

Keywords

martial artskung fu

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Did You Know?

#1

The original title is "五虎將" (ZH).

#2

The runtime is 96 minutes (1h 36m).

#3

The film was directed by Chang Cheh.

#4

The screenplay was written by Ni Kuang and Chang Cheh.

#5

The score was composed by Frankie Chan Fan-Kei.

#6

Cinematography was handled by Kung Mu-To.

#7

The film features a large ensemble cast of over 61 credited actors.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0080151.

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Rating

6.4/10

Average

14 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

五虎將

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

18

Language:

普通话

Country of Origin:

Hong Kong

Production Companies:

Shaw Brothers

Shaw Brothers