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The Avenging Eagle

Original title: Leng xue shi san ying
  • 19781978
  • RR
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
938
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The Avenging Eagle (1978)
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Drama
Chi Ming-sing is a former disciple of a gang run by overlord Yoh Xi-hung. Yoh's disciples hunt Chi relentlessly as he travels on a soul-searching journey. He comes to the aid of a seemingly ... Read allChi Ming-sing is a former disciple of a gang run by overlord Yoh Xi-hung. Yoh's disciples hunt Chi relentlessly as he travels on a soul-searching journey. He comes to the aid of a seemingly bumbling man who hardly takes even life-threatening scenes seriously. The man Chi saved st... Read allChi Ming-sing is a former disciple of a gang run by overlord Yoh Xi-hung. Yoh's disciples hunt Chi relentlessly as he travels on a soul-searching journey. He comes to the aid of a seemingly bumbling man who hardly takes even life-threatening scenes seriously. The man Chi saved starts following him on the road, explaining that he's looking for someone who committed a g... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
938
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Chung Sun
  • Writers
    • Hung Chin(story)
    • Kuang Ni(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sheng Fu
    • Lung Ti
    • Feng Ku
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  • Director
    • Chung Sun
  • Writers
    • Hung Chin(story)
    • Kuang Ni(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sheng Fu
    • Lung Ti
    • Feng Ku
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    • 13User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    Sheng Fu and Lung Ti in The Avenging Eagle (1978)
    Lung Ti in The Avenging Eagle (1978)
    Sheng Fu in The Avenging Eagle (1978)
    Sheng Fu in The Avenging Eagle (1978)
    Sheng Fu in The Avenging Eagle (1978)
    Sheng Fu in The Avenging Eagle (1978)
    Sheng Fu and Lung Ti in The Avenging Eagle (1978)
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    Sheng Fu
    Sheng Fu
    • Double Sword Sleeve Cheuk Yi Fanas Double Sword Sleeve Cheuk Yi Fan
    Lung Ti
    Lung Ti
    • Black Eagle Chik Ming Singas Black Eagle Chik Ming Sing
    Feng Ku
    Feng Ku
    • Yoh Xi Hungas Yoh Xi Hung
    Lung Chan
    Lung Chan
    • Soaring Eagle Wang Tao Sangas Soaring Eagle Wang Tao Sang
    • (as Chen Lung)
    Kuo Hua Chang
    Kuo Hua Chang
    • Eagle Fan Lunas Eagle Fan Lun
    Yu Chang
    • Eagleas Eagle
    Szu Hsiao
    Pei-Chi Huang
    Pei-Chi Huang
    • Eagleas Eagle
    • (as Wong Pei Chi)
    Ling-Ling Hung
    Ling-Ling Hung
    • Wang An's Wifeas Wang An's Wife
    Eddy Ko
    Eddy Ko
    • Blue Eagle Wan Daas Blue Eagle Wan Da
    Wei-Ping Kuo
      Hui-Huang Lin
      Hui-Huang Lin
      • Eagleas Eagle
      • (as Lin Hui-Huang)
      Hung Lu
      • Wang An's Motheras Wang An's Mother
      Jamie Luk
      Jamie Luk
      • Eagle Lin Gin Mingas Eagle Lin Gin Ming
      • (as Lu Chien-Ming)
      Min Min
      Min Min
      • Inn waiteras Inn waiter
      Chia-Li Ou
      Sha-Fei Ouyang
      Sha-Fei Ouyang
      • Se Ma Sun's Wifeas Se Ma Sun's Wife
      Szu Shih
      Szu Shih
      • Siu Fungas Siu Fung
      • Director
        • Chung Sun
      • Writers
        • Hung Chin(story)
        • Kuang Ni(screenplay)
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      • Trivia
        The lady who plays Sheng Fu's wife in the movie was his real-life wife, Jenny Tseng. They were married from 1976 until his death in July 1983.
      • Alternate versions
        The master used on the DVD releases by Celestial Pictures is missing roughly one and a half minute of material in the final fight scene. Supposedly the print of that part of the scene was too badly damaged.
      • Connections
        Referenced in Sparrow of Shaolin (2017)
      • Soundtracks
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        Composed by Eduard Ben-Michael

        De Wolfe Music

      User reviews13

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      Top review
      9/10
      Awesome Shaw Bros. classic!
      The Avenging Eagle is a nearly flawless Kung Fu flick that has tight direction, great looking sets, great storytelling, great characters, as well as fantastic fight choreography and acting. The film is top tier in pretty much every regard and the leading man Ti Lung won The Golden Horse award for his performance here. Ti Lung is a former member of a gang of assassin's called The 13 Cold Blooded Eagles which is made up of orphans that are trained from childhood to be cold blooded killers. Ti Lung eventually grew tired of the killing and left the group. He is joined by a wandering man with excellent Kung Fu skills (Fu Sheng) and together they find an alliance and team up against The 13 Cold Blooded Eagles. There is pretty much non stop fighting, but never at the expense of the story with just as much dialogue to develop the characters and story. This is one minor flaw of the film as it is a lot to take in on one sitting. But once you watch it again, you put together the nuances missed from the 1st viewing. Shaw Bros studios was on top of their game at this period with many, rich, high quality productions. The Avenging Eagle is no exception to this and director Sun Chung made an impressive Kung Fu classic that really holds up.
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      • May 29, 2021

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      • Release date
        • September 13, 1978 (Hong Kong)
      • Country of origin
        • Hong Kong
      • Languages
        • Mandarin
        • Cantonese
      • Also known as
        • Der Schrei des gelben Adlers
      • Production company
        • Shaw Brothers
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 30 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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