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Bandits from Shantung
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Bandits from Shantung

1972-01-01 · 78 min · ★ 6.8

Action · Drama

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.

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Directors
Huang Feng
Production companies
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Countries
Hong Kong
Status
Released

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Chang YiChang YiYan Tie-Yi
Pai YingPai YingBandit Chief
Hu ChinHu ChinLotus Shi
Wilson Tong Wai-ShingWilson Tong Wai-ShingXi brother
Sammo Hung Kam-boSammo Hung Kam-bo5th boss

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