Executioners from Shaolin
1977 · Movie · R · 100 min · ★ 6.9 · 75% critics
After a temple massacre, a surviving fighter spends years chasing revenge against a nearly unbeatable enemy. As family life, training, and rival martial arts styles collide, the story builds around whether one approach is enough to overcome an old defeat.
Also known as The Executioners of Death · Shaolin Executioners
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Details
- Original title
- 洪熙官
- Years
- 1977
- Release date
- 1977-02-16
- Language
- Chinese
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (54 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want classic Shaw Brothers action, strong training-and-revenge momentum, and a mix of humor and romance in the spirit of The 36th Chamber of Shaolin or Five Deadly Venoms; Not for you if you want nonstop fights.
Pros: exciting martial arts battles; fun tiger-crane contrast; lively mix of tones | Cons: slow middle stretch; abrupt ending; comedy may divide
Themes
- martial arts
- kung fu
- shaolin
Cast & crew
Lo Lieh
as Priest Bai Mei
Lee Hoi-Sang
as Monk Zhishan
Chen Kuan-Tai
as Hong Xiguan
Cheng Kang-Yeh
as Xiaohu
Gordon Liu Chia-Hui
as Tong Qianjin
Chiang Tao
as Governor Gao Jinzhong
John Cheung Ng-Long
as Governor's Bodyguard
Tin Ching
as His Highness
Lily Li
as Fang Yongchun
Shum Lo
as Uncle Fang
Directed by Lau Kar-Leung