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'The Master' mit den gebrochenen Händen (1973)

Diao shou guai zhao (original title)
R | | Action, Comedy, Drama | March 1981 (USA)
Young Jackie was intrigued by Kung-Fu since an early age, but his father strictly forbade its practice. One day, he meets an old beggar who offers to teach Jackie how to fight. Jackie grows... See full summary »

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Jackie Chan (as Chan Yuan Lung)
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Old Master (as Hsao Ten Juan)
Dean Shek ...
Landlord (as Shth Tien)
Kwok Choi Hon ...
Little Frog (as Kuo Tas Han)
Biao Yuen ...
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Feng Tien ...
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Yeong-Mun Kwon ...
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Kam Cheung
Shao Lun Chiang
Chun Chin
Yuet Sang Chin
Geoffrey Copleston ...
Evil Master (voice)
Larry Dolgin ...
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Feng Erh
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Young Jackie was intrigued by Kung-Fu since an early age, but his father strictly forbade its practice. One day, he meets an old beggar who offers to teach Jackie how to fight. Jackie grows up to be quite good though he keeps his knowledge a secret until he is forced to fight by an extortion ring that's putting the squeeze on his uncle's restaurant. Written by William Pagan <ny952696@pacevm.dac.pace.edu>

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As a boy he was taught the secrets of Kung Fu, now he will use them to avenge his father's death. See more »

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During the fight between the poor man and the landlord, some of the music used is from Popeye. See more »

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Young Jackie Chan looks good
11 November 2011 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

Teen age Jackie Chan stars in this exciting kung fu action movie.

Jackie Chan (Jackie Chan) has been practicing kung fu under the tutelage of his old master since he was young. He works hard both at his work, and on his kung fu. One day he meets a girl, and he's smitten right away. Bully tries to rape her, and Jackie intervenes. This sparks a feud between the gangs and Jackie. It's a duel to the death between the gang boss and Jackie while being blind folded for both of them.

Young Jackie Chan looks soooo good. He's a handsome young man. His good personality also shows in this movie. His moves are very polished for a 16 year old teenager. No wonder he became the premiere action star. This is an old school kung fu movie but is refreshing to see young Jackie doing his moves. He already looks like a master at 16.

Some of the action sequences are amazing in this movie.

Good if not great kung fu movie from the early '70s.


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