Master of the Flying Guillotine
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Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976, HK) is a Martial Arts film directed by Jimmy Wang Yu. It is the follow up to One Armed Boxer.
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Main Details
- Released on April 24, 1976 (Hong Kong) | Color
- Runtime: 93 min (PAL - Longer Version)
- Aspect Ratio: (2.35:1)
- Rated: R
- Production Co: First Film Organisation Ltd.
- Distribution Co: First Distributors (1975) (worldwide) (all media), In-Frame Films (1977) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed) | Seymour Bordie/Cinemarc Films (USA)
- Written and Directed by Jimmy Wang Yu
- Starring: Jimmy Wang Yu, Kang Kam, Chung-erh Lung (as Kun Yee Lung)
- Produced by Cheuk Hon Wong
- Original Music by Hsun Chi Chen
- Unofficial Music Score by Neu!, Tangerine Dream
- Cinematography by Yao Hu Chiu
- Film Editing by Ting Hung Kuo
Plot Summary
- After his students are killed by the One Armed Boxer, a vengeful and blind Kung Fu expert travels to a village where a martial arts contest is being held and vows to behead every one armed man he comes across.
Also Known As
- Du bi quan wang da po xue di zi (China) | Duk Bei Kuen Wong Daai Poh Huet Dik Ji (China) | Duell der Giganten (Germany)| One-Armed Boxer II (UK) | The Guillotine | The One Armed Boxer vs. the Flying Guillotine (China - English Title)
Taglines
- It's A Mean Machine - Cuts Your Head Off Clean!
- Armed with the Most Gruesome Weapon ever Conceived... He Challenged the Warriors from Beyond Time!
The Tarantino Connection
In Kill Bill the music track "Super 16" by Neu! is reused and Go Go Yubari's razor ball and chain is a variation on the Flying Guillotine device.
In Kill Bill the music track "Super 16" by Neu! is reused and Go Go Yubari's razor ball and chain is a variation on the Flying Guillotine device.