Bandits from Shantung 1972
Bandits from Shantung
It starts off well enough with some nice build-up in a sprawling deserted farm town (a nice backlot on a Taiwan location) as various motley characters show up at the town's only open establishment, a tavern/inn, with some evil doings in mind. When advance men for the title bandits show up to lay the groundwork for a raid, they round up all available hostages but one. That one is the film's lone hero (Chang Yi), whose motivation is simply stated—he's there to check up on family—but no one believes him. At the thirty-minute mark, he launches into an eight-minute battle with the two bandit chieftains, hand-to-hand with one (Sammo Hung) and swordplay with the other (an actor I didn't recognize). It's a well-staged brawl and it spreads all over the empty town.
It starts off well enough with some nice build-up in a sprawling deserted farm town (a nice backlot on a Taiwan location) as various motley characters show up at the town's only open establishment, a tavern/inn, with some evil doings in mind. When advance men for the title bandits show up to lay the groundwork for a raid, they round up all available hostages but one. That one is the film's lone hero (Chang Yi), whose motivation is simply stated—he's there to check up on family—but no one believes him. At the thirty-minute mark, he launches into an eight-minute battle with the two bandit chieftains, hand-to-hand with one (Sammo Hung) and swordplay with the other (an actor I didn't recognize). It's a well-staged brawl and it spreads all over the empty town.
Videos & Photos
All 0 Videos & 4 Photoscast
Full Cast & Crew... Yan Tie-Yi
... Bandit Chief
... Lotus Shi
... Xi brother
... 5th boss
Release Date:
Jan 01, 1972
Run Time:
1hr 18`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
Chinese
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
Bandits from Shantung - Bandits from Shantung
Directors & Credit Writers
HF
Huang Feng... Director
... Director
Cast
... Yan Tie-Yi
... Bandit Chief
... Lotus Shi
... Xi brother
... 5th boss