United States / Jan 01, 1979
1h 32min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A "Dragon Claw" master returns from Manchuria where he became a traitor to China. He's after the coveted Dragon Claw Golden Tablet that will force people to bow down to him. He challenges the Grand-master who has a checkered past of his own. The Grand-master happens to suffers from a terminal chronic injury related to his evil past. The traitor kills the grand-master, causing his wife and son the go into hiding. The wife seems to really be the Dragon Claw master in the family and she vows to train her son the kung fu secrets. The son finds that one of his friends has learned a strange style of kung fu from a filthy medicine man. The son seeks him out to improve his kung fu and defeat the traitor.
Genres
Action
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 五爪十八翻 |
| Original language | EN |
| Spoken languages | 普通话 |
| Production countries | Hong Kong |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Hong Hwa International Films (H.K.) Ltd. |
| Release date | 1 gennaio 1979 |
| Production | Joseph Kuo |
| Writer | Joseph Kuo |
| Editing | Vincent Leung Wing-Chan |
| Cinematography | Ma Koon-Wah |
| Assistant directors | Joseph Kuo |
| Camera operators | Ma Koon-Wah |
| Additional photography | Ma Koon-Wah |
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| Music | Frankie Chan Fan-Kei, Chow Shao-Lung |
| Sound | Frankie Chan Fan-Kei, Chow Shao-Lung |
| Costume design | Poon An-Ying, Lai Suet-Fei, Chui So |
| Makeup | Lai Suet-Fei, Chui So, Poon An-Ying |
| Hairstyling | Chui So, Lai Suet-Fei, Poon An-Ying |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Hong Kong / Jun 14, 1979
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