Difference between revisions of "Executioners From Shaolin"

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====Main Details====
 
===Main Details===
* Released in 1977
* Released in 1977
* Color
* Color
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* Starring Kuan Tai Chen, Lily Li, Yue Wong, Lieh Lo, Kang-Yeh Cheng, Chia Hui Liu
* Starring Kuan Tai Chen, Lily Li, Yue Wong, Lieh Lo, Kang-Yeh Cheng, Chia Hui Liu
* Produced by Runme Shaw
* Produced by Runme Shaw
====Also Known As====
 
===Plot Summary===
*A couple unite - she is fluent in the crane style of kung fu, he in tiger style. They have a son, but the boy's father is killed by the evil eunuch Bai Mei. Disguised as a girl, his mom trains him in crane style while he secretly learns tiger style from his father's training manual.
 
===Also Known As===
* Executioners of Death (USA) (dubbed version)
* Executioners of Death (USA) (dubbed version)
* Hung Hei Kwun (Hong Kong) (Cantonese title)
* Hung Hei Kwun (Hong Kong) (Cantonese title)
* Msciciele z klasztoru Shao Lin (Poland)
* Msciciele z klasztoru Shao Lin (Poland)
* Shaolin Executioners (International) (video title) (English title)
* Shaolin Executioners (International) (video title) (English title)
====Synopsis====
 
Executioners from Shaolin or Hung Hsi Kuan is a 1977 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Lau Kar-leung. It is released as Shaolin Executioners outside of Hong Kong and as Executioners of Death in North America. The film is a multi-generational story of revenge pitting the disciples of Shaolin temple against the historical figure of Pai Mei, founder of Pai Mei kung fu. (Wikipedia)
 
====Connections====
* Pai Mei also appears in [http://wiki.tarantino.info/index.php/Kill_Bill Kill Bill]
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Revision as of 22:22, 23 January 2022

Main Details

  • Released in 1977
  • Color
  • Running Time: 98 Min.
  • Production Co: Shaw Brothers
  • Distribution Co: New World Pictures (1982) (USA) (dubbed)
  • Directed by Lau Kar Leung
  • Written by Kuang Ni
  • Starring Kuan Tai Chen, Lily Li, Yue Wong, Lieh Lo, Kang-Yeh Cheng, Chia Hui Liu
  • Produced by Runme Shaw

Plot Summary

  • A couple unite - she is fluent in the crane style of kung fu, he in tiger style. They have a son, but the boy's father is killed by the evil eunuch Bai Mei. Disguised as a girl, his mom trains him in crane style while he secretly learns tiger style from his father's training manual.

Also Known As

  • Executioners of Death (USA) (dubbed version)
  • Hung Hei Kwun (Hong Kong) (Cantonese title)
  • Msciciele z klasztoru Shao Lin (Poland)
  • Shaolin Executioners (International) (video title) (English title)
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