Five Fingers of Death

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Main Details

  • Released in 1972 | Color | Running Time: 104 Min.
  • Production Co: Shaw Brothers
  • Distribution Co: Shaw Brothers (1972) (Hong Kong) (theatrical) | Warner Bros. Pictures (1973) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed) | Columbia-Warner Distributors (1973) (UK) (theatrical)
  • Directed by Chang-hwa Jeong (as Cheng Chang Ho)
  • Written by Yeung Kong
  • Starring Lieh Lo, Ping Wang, Hsiung Chiao
  • Produced by Run Run Shaw
  • Original Music by Yung-Yu Chen
  • Cinematography by Yung-lung Wang
  • Film Editing by Hsing-lung Chiang, Kung Wing Fan

Plot Summary

  • Two martial arts schools prepare for an important tournament.

Also Known As

  • 5 Fingers of Death (USA) (poster title) | Cinque dita di violenza (Italy) | De profesion - Invencible (Spain) | Hand of Death | Invincible Boxer | Iron Palm (Hong Kong) (working title) (English title) | Karatekuningas (Finland) (informal title) | King Boxer (Hong Kong) (original subtitled version) (English title) | La Main de fer (France) | Mannen med järnhanden (Finland) (informal title) (Swedish title) | Rautanyrkki (Finland) (informal title) | Tin ha dai yat kuen (Hong Kong) (Cantonese title) | O Vasilias tou karate (Greece) | Zhao - Der Unbesiegbare (Germany)

Taglines

  • The New Movie Sensation That's Storming the Entire World!
  • The Martial Arts Masterpiece! Sights and Sounds Like Never Before
  • The first international martial arts movie sensation
  • Come prepared for the thrill of a lifetime!

The Tarantino Connection
In Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" Quincy Jones' theme to the Ironside TV show (Chao Chi Hao's Iron Palm attack theme) is re-used as The Bride's attack theme.
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