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11 February 1972 (Hong Kong)
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Tagline:
He killed to survive...and kill again!
Plot:
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. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Shaw Brothers Saturdays: ‘The Boxer from Shantung’ somehow goes for something new, yet lacks originality
(From SoundOnSight. 21 April 2012, 7:49 PM, PDT)
(From SoundOnSight. 21 April 2012, 7:49 PM, PDT)
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prologue 6 epilogue are quite fine, between them is a good film, but not an outstanding one
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Cast
(in credits order) | Kuan Tai Chen | ... | Ma Yung Chen (introducing) |
| Li Ching | ... | Chin Ling-tzu |
| David Chiang | ... | Tan Sze (guest star) |
| Mario Milano | ... | Russian Boxer (as Ma Lan Nu) |
| Ching Tien | ... | Li Tsai-chun - Champion 3 (guest star) |
| Feng Ku | ... | Chang Chin-fa - Champion 2 |
| Nan Chiang | ... | Yang Shuang |
| Yi Feng | ... | Fan A-ken - Champion 1 |
| Kang-Yeh Cheng | ... | Hsiao Chiang-pei |
| Ching Wang | ... | Lu Pu - Champion 4 |
| Hao Chen | ... | Mr. Chin |
| Shang Yun Liang | ||
| Yan Tsan Tang | ||
| Lao Shen | ... | Innkeeper |
| Wen Tai Li | ||
| Wei Lu | ||
| Chung Wang | ... | Tan Sze's bodyguard |
| Kuang Yu Wang | ... | (Guest star) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Kwok Kuen Chan | ||
| Chuan Chen | ||
| Tien Lung Chen | ||
| Yi-Hsiung Chi | ||
| Yun-Kin Chow | ||
| Yao Ko Chu | ... | Spectator |
| Feng Erh | ||
| Pak-Kwong Ho | ||
| Hsia Hsu | ... | Ma's man |
| Ha Huang | ||
| Pei Chi Huang | ... | Tournament challenger |
| Ling Ling Hung | ... | Hung-Fu terrace hostess |
| Hsiung Kao | ||
| Chiu Lee | ||
| Wai Lo | ... | Li's cohort |
| Jen-ching Mi | ||
| Te Hsiang Teng | ||
| Fat Tsui | ||
| Tsai Pao Tung | ... | Li's cohort |
| Fat Wan | ||
| Chiang Wang | ||
| Mei Wong | ... | Ma's man |
| Shu Tong Wong | ||
| Yuen-fan Wu | ||
| Pai-chen Yang | ||
| Shi-Kwan Yen | ||
| Man-Tzu Yuan | ||
| Shun-Yee Yuen | ||
| Hark-On Fung | ... | Tan's assistant (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Cheh Chang | |||
| Hsueh Li Pao | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Cheh Chang | ||
| Kuang Ni | ||
Produced by | |||
| Runme Shaw | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Yung-Yu Chen | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Mu-To Kung | |||
| Ting Bong Yuen | (as Yuan Ting Pang) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Ting Hung Kuo | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Kamber Huang | (as Huang Kam Bar) | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Godfrey Ho | .... | assistant director (as Chih Chiang Ho) | |
| John Woo | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Chieh-Fu Ho | .... | props | |
| Kamber Huang | .... | title design | |
| Yu Lai | .... | props | |
Sound Department | |||
| Yung-Hua Wang | .... | sound | |
Stunts | |||
| Chia Yung Liu | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Chia-Liang Liu | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Chia Tang | .... | stunt coordinator | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Ying-Chuan Kuan | .... | lighting technician (as Kuan Ying Chaun) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Future Film (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
- Video Screen (19??) (Netherlands) (VHS)
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"Ma Yong Zhen" - Hong Kong (original title)
"Killer from Shantung" - USA (dubbed version)
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"Killer from Shantung" - USA (dubbed version)
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Runtime:
94 min | Hong Kong:126 min | West Germany:76 min (heavily cut) | Germany:126 min
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Certification:
Finland:K-15 (2006) | UK:18 (cut) | Germany:18 (re-rating) (uncut) | West Germany:18 (heavily cut) | Argentina:18 (re-rating) | Argentina:X (original rating) | France:-16 | USA:R (cut) | USA:Unrated
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Trivia:
Similar to when Bruce Lee starred in Tang shan da xiong (1971), star Chen Kuan-tai was a Cantonese speaker, but Ma yong zhen was a Mandarin production. However, unlike Lee, who spoke Cantonese during shooting and was dubbed in Mandarin later on, Chen actually learned how to say his lines in Mandarin, even though he wasn't completely sure what they meant. Ironically, actor Cheung Pui San was the Mandarin voice actor for both Lee and Chen.See more »
Movie Connections:
Featured in Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong (2003) (TV)See more »
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Occasionally too gluey Eastern about the rising of Ma Yongzhen [ Chen Kuan Tai, in the German title he's giving a pirate, not a boxer ] , who hast to recognize later, the air up there is quite thin. The formal data's of the movie are quite impressing: John Woo as assistant director, Chen Kuan Tai became one the Top Actors thru it, it's with KING BOXER and FIST OF FURY one of THE influential movies of the time, followed by a somehow sequel [ IRON MAN ] and a remake [ Corey Yuen Kwai's HERO, with Takeshi Kaneshiro and the then-comeback of Yuen Biao ].
An epic is aimed, the premise is well, but due to the missing pace and the lacking dramatic and elaboration it isn't reached. The action scenes are either rigid or way too exaggerated, and some sequences could have been cut; a running time of 2hrs is too much for that. For example the Wrestling episode, which is terribly long, but also some sections with Ching Li as eye-catcher and secret love interest of Ma Yongzhen, which adds nothing at all to the film. So there's only struggle to the next, the opponents are always increasing, Ma himself is little impressed by that. At the end he runs around a tea house, collapsing it and beating the sh*t out of estimated 200 thugs, and already has an Axe cut in his belly. Thats too silly.
Movie has sure his strengths, production values is as high as the body count, Chen Kuan Tai does very well in his first leading role, there's an expanded cameo of David Chiang and the gangster story is something new, compared to the usual revenge - plot. The prologue and epilogue are quite fine, between them is a good film, but not an outstanding one.