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Executioners from Shaolin (1977) More at IMDbPro »Hong Xi Guan (original title)

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Director:
Chia-Liang Liu
Writer:
Kuang Ni
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Release Date:
16 February 1977 (Hong Kong) See more »
Genre:
Action | Drama See more »
Plot:
A couple unite - she is fluent in the crane style of kung fu, he in tiger style. They have a son, but... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Cast

  (in credits order)
Kuan Tai Chen ... Hung Hsi Kuan
Lily Li ... Wan Yung-Chun
Lieh Lo ... Priest Pai Mei
Yue Wong ... Hung Wen-Ding

Chia Hui Liu ... Tung Tien Chin
Kang-Yeh Cheng ... Hsiao Hu
Tao Chiang ... Kao Chin-Chung
Ching Tien ... Wang Yeh
Lao Shen ... Uncle Fang
John Cheung ... Shaolin Pupil (as Chang Wu-liang)
Chiu Lee
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hoi Sang Lee ... Monk Chi San
Chia-Liang Liu ... 3-Sectional Staff Fighter
Billy Chan ... Monk (uncredited)
Lung Chan ... Shaolin Pupil (uncredited)
Yuet Sang Chin ... (uncredited)
Hark-On Fung ... Governor's Henchman (uncredited)
Hou Hsiao ... Governor's Henchman (uncredited)
Ching-Ying Lam ... Swordsman Priest (uncredited)
Chau Sang Lau ... (uncredited)
Hao-ming Liao ... Extra (uncredited)
Ke Ming Lin ... Governor's Henchman (uncredited)
Hoi Mang ... Shaolin Pupil (uncredited)
Hsin Shen ... Shaolin Pupil (uncredited)
Wilson Tong ... Governor's Henchman (uncredited)
Eric Tsang ... Monk (uncredited)
Tsai Pao Tung ... Swordsman Priest (uncredited)
Wei Tung ... Governor's Henchman (uncredited)
Dave Wong ... Young Hung Wen-ting (uncredited)
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Directed by
Chia-Liang Liu 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Kuang Ni 

Produced by
Runme Shaw .... producer
 
Original Music by
Yung-Yu Chen 
 
Cinematography by
Yun-cheng Lo 
 
Film Editing by
Hsing-lung Chiang 
 
Set Decoration by
Johnson Tsao 
 
Costume Design by
Chi-Yu Liu 
 
Makeup Department
Yen-Lien Peng .... hair stylist
Hsu-Ching Wu .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Chi Hsieh .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pa-Ching Huang .... assistant director
Wan Tang .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Yu Lai .... props
 
Sound Department
Yung-Hua Wang .... sound recordist
 
Stunts
Chia-Liang Liu .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Fen Chen .... lighting technician
 
Other crew
Chia-Liang Liu .... fight instructor
Cheng Peng .... production assistant
Hao Shao .... script supervisor
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Hong Xi Guan" - Hong Kong (original title)
"Executioners of Death" - USA (dubbed version)
"Shaolin Executioners" - International (English title) (video title)
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Runtime:
98 min
Country:
Hong Kong
Language:
Mandarin
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
France:-12 | USA:R
Company:
Shaw BrothersSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Director Trademark: [Chia-Liang Liu]Opening credits show a demonstration of martial arts against an empty backdrop.See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)See more »

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1 out of 7 people found the following review useful.
Please do a remake, perfect cast, 20 September 2005
Author: jamieandadell from United States

I first seen this movie in the early 80's when I was about 9 or 10. It aired on a Sunday afternoon during a kung fu marathon. It stuck in my memory as one of my favorite "old" kung fu flicks for MANY years. Of course no such luck of catching it on TV ever again, or especially finding it on video. In 2004 as I was watching Kill Bill Vol.2 I was astounded to see one of the characters from "Executioners" in the film. Looked perfect. And the actor was also a character from "Executioners". WOW. That inspired me to put the internet to use and with some research found that EFS was indeed available on DVD! So of course I now own it and unlike many films you see and love as a child then see as an adult and you're like "why did I like that movie" EFS still kicks butt. Want to see an awesome modern day kung fu film? How about an "executioners from shaolin" remake with maybe a little plot tweeking.

Directed by Quentin Tarantino. Hung Hsi Kuan....Jet Li (Hero, Unleashed) Wan Yung-Chun....Maggie Cheung (Hero) Hung Wen-Ding....Tony Jaa (Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior) Priest Pai Mei...Gordon Liu (Kill Bill Vol.2) Tung Tien Chin...Jackie Chan

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