Five Fingers of Death
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Five Fingers of Death (1972, HK) is a Martial Arts film directed by Cheng Chang Ho.
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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
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- The Martial Arts Masterpiece! Sights and Sounds Like Never Before
- The first international martial arts movie sensation
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