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The Savage Five

63% | Feb 15, 1974
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A pacifist village is beset by bandits in this martial arts thriller. "Savage Five" hands-down rivals the ornateness of "Kid With The Golden Arm" and the twist-heavy "Five Deadly Venoms". The always great David Chiang plays a lesser version of his Rover character from "Duel Of The Iron Fist", and Ti Lung, looking incredible here, is at his physical best. Accolades to Chen Kuan Tai and Wang Chung in great sympathetic roles, too. A kung fu classic where the actual martial arts display takes a back seat to the mesmerizing story.

Top Billed Cast

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David Chiang Da-Wei
Chen Teng / Chen San
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Ti Lung
Fang Yi-Fei
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Danny Lee
Wei Min Hui
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Wang Chung
Yao Kuang

Featured Crew

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Chang Cheh
Director
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Ni Kuang
Writer
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Wu Hsu-Ching
Makeup Artist
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Godfrey Ho
Assistant Director
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Chang Cheh
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Run Run Shaw
Producer
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Kung Mu-To
Director of Photography
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Wang Yong-Hua
Sound
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Johnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng
Art Direction
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Kwok Ting-Hung
Editor
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Li Chi
Costume Design
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Frankie Chan Fan-Kei
Original Music Composer

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