Thunderfist
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
Thunderfist (Ze wang) (1973, Hong Kong) is a Martial Arts-Category:Action/Adventure-Crime-Thriller film directed by Wing-Cho Yip.
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Main Details
- Released on September 22, 1973
- Color
- Running time: 112 minutes (85 minutes- Italy)
- Production Co.: Emperor Film International
- Distribution Co.: Alemannia-Filmverleih (1976) (West Germany) (theatrical) | Artisan Releasing Corporation (1974) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Directed by Wing-Cho Yip
- Written by Jimmy L. Pascual
- Starring: Alex Tzi-Fei Lung, Steve Shung-Ying Yu, Jennie Jones
Plot Summary
- Fary, a French banker in Tientsin, is victim of an hold-up. Wang Yue-Cheng robs a pagoda statue that is a priceless jewel, and part of China's national heritage. Fary informs the French authorities, who declare themselves unable to help him out. Meanwhile, Fary's daughter, Louise, is abducted. A Chinese detective, Tchao Tchun, is then called upon, to try to rescue the jewel and the girl before something untowards happens to them...
Tagline
- Martial Arts Executioner