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*'''Contents''': [[/Trailer|Watch Trailer]] | [[/Review|Film Review]] | [[/DVD|Available DVDs]] | [[Five Fingers of Death (1973)|Poster Art]] | [[/Press Kit|Press Kit]] | [[/Fun Facts|Fun Facts]] | [[/BluRay|BluRay releases]] | [[401 Drive-In 5 Feature Thrillerama Ad]]
*'''Contents''': [[/Trailer|Watch Trailer]] | [[/Review|Film Review]] | [[/DVD|Available DVDs]] | [[Five Fingers of Death (1973)|Poster Art]] | [[/Press Kit|Press Kit]] | [[/Fun Facts|Fun Facts]] | [[/BluRay|BluRay releases]] | [[401 Drive-In 5 Feature Thrillerama Ad]]
*'''Included in''': [[Quentin Tarantino's Top 20 Grindhouse Classics|Quentin Tarantino's Top 20]] | [[GCDb Top 20]] | [[Dirty Basterds and Master Killers: 20 Classic Grindhouse Kung Fu Films]]
*'''Included in''': [[Quentin Tarantino's Top 20 Grindhouse Classics|Quentin Tarantino's Top 20]] | [[GCDb Top 20]] | [[Dirty Basterds and Master Killers: 20 Classic Grindhouse Kung Fu Films]]
*'''Featured in''': [[42nd Street Forever: Volume 3 - Exploitation Explosion|42nd Street Forever: Vol. 3]]
*'''Featured in''': [[42nd Street Forever: Volume 3 - Exploitation Explosion|42nd Street Forever: Vol. 3]] | [[Shawscope: Volume 1 (BluRay)]]
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====Main Details====
 
* Released in 1972 | Color
===Main Details===
* Released in 1972  
* Color
* Running Time: 104 Min.  
* Running Time: 104 Min.  
* Production Co: Shaw Brothers
* Production Co: Shaw Brothers
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* Directed by Chang-hwa Jeong (as Cheng Chang Ho)
* Directed by Chang-hwa Jeong (as Cheng Chang Ho)
* Written by Yeung Kong
* Written by Yeung Kong
* Starring Lieh Lo, Ping Wang, Hsiung Chiao, Chin-Feng Wang, Chan Shen, Mien Fang, Feng Tien, James Nam, Bolo Yeung
* Starring Lieh Lo, Ping Wang, Hsiung Chiao
* Produced by Run Run Shaw
* Produced by Run Run Shaw
* Original Music by Yung-Yu Chen
* Original Music by Yung-Yu Chen
* Cinematography by Yung-lung Wang
* Cinematography by Yung-lung Wang
* Film Editing by Hsing-lung Chiang, Kung Wing Fan  
* Film Editing by Hsing-lung Chiang, Kung Wing Fan  
====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)
===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====
====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 New Movie Sensation That's Storming the Entire World!  
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* 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!
 
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Revision as of 03:54, 9 June 2022

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!
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