The Kid with the Golden Arm (1979)

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86 min - Action | Drama - 2 November 1979 (Hong Kong)

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Jin bei tong opens with a group of escort/guards preparing to move a shipment of gold from the local government to an area stricken by famine... See full synopsis »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Chien Sun	...	Iron Feet Yang Hu Yun
	Meng Lo	...	Boss 'Golden Arms'
	Feng Lu	...	Silver Spear
	Sheng Chiang	...	Short Axe Fang Shih
	Helen Poon	...	Leng Feng
	Philip Kwok	...	Agent Hai Tao (as Kuo Chui)
	Pai Wei	...	Swordsman Li Chin-Ming
	Dick Wei	...	Sand Palm Fighter
	Lung Wei Wang	...	Iron Robe
	Hsiung Yang	...	Brass Head
	Shu Pei Sun	...	Yin Chu
	Tai-Ping Yu
	Hsin Hsiang Sun
	Jamie Luk	...	Chi Sha Fighter
	Hang-Sheng Wu

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Storyline

Jin bei tong opens with a group of escort/guards preparing to move a shipment of gold from the local government to an area stricken by famine... See full synopsis »

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Martial Arts | Fighting

Genres:

Action | Drama

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

2 November 1979 (Hong Kong) See more »

Also Known As:

Die fünf Kampfmaschinen der Shaolin See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shaw Brothers, Shaw Brothers See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min | USA: 75 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: When Iron Robe signals his distress flare (just before his fight with Hai Toh), fishing line can clearly be seen suspending the lit flare in mid-air. See more »

Quotes

Yin Chu: Golden Arm is as good as they say. With just his bare arms, he beat all of us. And if he had weapons...
Iron Feet Yang Hu Yun: Golden Arm never uses weapons. He claims he doesn't need them, and that using his bare arms is best. And, he's probably right.
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The Kid with the Golden Arm (1979)
Jin bei tong (original title)

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