A student lieh lo of kung fu meets resistance on his way to a major chinese tournament. Five fingers of death letterboxd your life in film. Position to death five fingers ost full mv german sub. This classic fillm can be seen on amazon prime in its full glory in the king boxer version. Then again, at only an hour in length it didnt cost much in film stock. Alex marsh john agar is secretly conducting experiments with nerve gas, hoping to create a weapon for the government. Five fingers of death dvd hk video 2012 shaw brothers aka. A promising martial arts student trains under a new master n order to win a prestigious martial arts tournament. Five fingers of death 1972 five fingers of death 1972. The th annual san diego asian film festival 2012 november 19 five fingers of death chinese kung fu films had been produced as. This south african film is a westerninspired tale of an outlaw who returns home after years on the run, and finds a chance for redemption. Hong kong filmmaker chang chang hos 1972 martial arts movie epic five fingers of death is widely considered by a great many film. Five fingers of death 1972 was the movie responsible for making kung fu movies popular in north american in the 1970s.
Lieh lo in five fingers of death 1972 five fingers of death 1972 lieh lo in five. While this is nostalgia to most of the older generation of martial arts movie fanatics, i too found it to be a good film. Lo was perhaps best known as chao chihhao in the 1972 film king boxer a. Five fingers of death started the american kungfu movie craze but i remember seeing it for the first time as king boxer in chinatown, nyc, without the bad dubbing and few americans. Five fingers of death movie posters from movie poster shop. Five fingers of death movie 1972 video dailymotion. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. According to this i assumed that 5 fingers of death just might be a fun little film to watch. Not to mention its a classic which started the whole kung fu boom in the usa and therefore is a mustsee for every hk movie fan.
Five fingers of death 1972 has a cult following in the united states and it was even referenced in one of quentin tarantinos films, kill bill. Five fingers of death dvd, 2000 for sale online ebay. He has spent most of his life studying under a master and has fallen. Wang lap tat june 29, 1939 november 2, 2002, better known by his stage name lo lieh, was an indonesianborn hong kong actor. Later that year, bathory contacted former motograter vocalist ivan moody, sending him some of the material the band had recorded and asked him to audition for the vocalist position. Buy five fingers of death movie posters from movie poster shop.
Five fingers of death is an eminently enjoyable martial arts flick. Director michael matthews clearly has a lot of love for the elements inspiring five fingers for marseilles, but it ultimately falls apart during the exact moments it should be most compelling. Five fingers of death five fingers of death egybest. Five fingers of death 1972 part2 video dailymotion. This is just a crappy little monster movie shoved out to driveins by a confused 20th centuryfox no longer run by darryl zanuck.
In the united state, the film is more commonly known as five fingers of death, the more exploitative title given to it by warner brothers. One sheet and more music, movie, and tv memorabilia at amazons entertainment collectibles store. Five fingers of death 1973 authentic 27 x 41 original movie poster very fine, fine ping wang drama u. Now, finally, after more than thirty years, the original king boxer takes its rightful place as the film that started it all for the western world. Five fingers of death movie trailer 1972plot synopsis. An earlier film of lo lieh using the iron palm technique to wreck house. Five fingers of death 1972 action, drama, romance trailer film gorillas. Fox had the knack back then to put out some of the most miserable, boring little b films in various genres. I also was fortunate enough to see the american premiere of five fingers of death on times square, nyc.
Five fingers of death, miyamoto in the 1977 film fist of fury ii and general tien ta in the 1978 film the 36th chamber of shaolin. Number one fist in the world, aka five fingers of death, is a 1972 martial arts film directed by jeong changhwa and starring lo lieh. Price and other details may vary based on size and color. Five fingers of death promises 105 minutes of actionpacked entertainment following martialartist in training, chihao lieh lo. Two martial arts schools prepare for an important tournament. Five fingers of death tian xia di yi quan king boxer. Hand of death also known as five fingers of death is a 1962 american horror film starring john agar and directed by gene nelson. Way of the 5 finger death strike 12 movie collection.
Five fingers of death aka king boxer 1972 fantasia film festival 2018. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. The movie follows a promising young martial arts student named chihao. Chao fights his way to the all china tournament, and prepares to take on ming dung shun and his cohorts. Exact same movie, but released through celestial pictures limted like so. Five fingers of death makes much more sense when you realize its alternate title is king boxer, and is a very obvious attempt to recycle the shaw brothers successful formula from the chinese boxer, released two years prior. Five finger death punch was founded in 2005 by former u. However bruce lees enter the dragon overshadowed this film later in the year. As the film that really introduced the west to the genre, this really should be watched by any fan of kung fu movies. King boxer aka five fingers of death, is a 1972 martial arts film directed by jeong changhwa and starring lo lieh. In the us, it was released as five fingers of death with some rather funny translation in the dubbing to english. Five fingers of death preceeded the american kung fu tv series as the igniter of the karate craze that started up so many new schools across this country. Five fingers of death has been ranked 2837 times, wins 46. Five fingers of death is part of the asian selection at fantasia international film festival after an attack on his teacher, chao chihhao lo lieh, from the dragon missile and his beloved sung yingying wang ping, from tiger killer are asked to join his colleague sun hsinpei mien fang, from intimate confessions of a.
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