The Boxer from Shantung

The Boxer from Shantung

★ 6.9IMDb Score
Released:1972-02-11
Duration:134 min
Country:Hong Kong
Director:Chang Cheh, Pao Hsueh-Li
Actors:Chen Kuan-Tai, Ching Li, Cheng Kang-Yeh, David Chiang Da-Wei, Chiang Nan
Production:Shaw Brothers

Overview:

Leaving the poverty of his life in Shantung to seek fortune in Shanghai, The Boxer is instead drawn into a world of corruption, gang warfare and evil... Where his only protection is his famed fighting technique.

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