From The Deuce
Also Known As
- Lightning Kung Fu
- Karate Warrior
- Karate Exterminators
- Gnadenlose Vollstrecker, Der
- Maan yan gan (Cantonese)
- Wan ren zan (Mandarin)
Main Details
- Released in 1981
- Colour
- 2.35:1
- Distributed by Shaw Brothers
Cast and Crew
- Directed by Kwei Chih-Hung
- Assistant Directors: Pang Wan-Chung
- Action Directors: Wong Pau-Gei, Luk Chuen
- Stunt Coordinator: Yasukoshi Shikamura
- Cinematography by Lee San-Yip
- Art Direction by Johnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng
- Editing by Chiang Hsing-Lung and Henry Cheung Siu-Hei
- Written by Sze-To On
- Produced by Mona Fong and Run Run Shaw
- Starring: Chen Kuan Tai, Ku Feng, Pai Piao, Yuen Wah, Ai Fei, Chiang Chuen
Comments
Kwei Chih-Hung is best known for his notorious horror movies
The Killer Snakes and The Boxer’s Omen. Killer Constable is a swordplay film, but notably darker than most of its genre brothers. Chen Kuan Tai plays an ice cold government official who is given a mission to hunt down the men who stole the imperial gold and bring them to justice... dead or alive. Chih-Hung’s film has an unusually strong screenplay with good characterization. At times the main character seems even more cold blooded than the robbers he’s chasing. Action is plenty, but always written into the story. The brutal fight scenes also aim at a certain level of realism. Any sort of humour is completely missing. Only the slightly too fast pace in moving from one scene to another takes away some of the film’s nihilistic impact. The soundtrack features some music that was later re-used in Liu Chia Liang’s Eight Diagram Pole Fighter. A remarkable film that has received less attention than it deserves. -
HungFist
