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Two Champions of Death

Original title: Shao Lin yu Wu Dang
  • 19801980
  • RR
  • 1h 41m
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6.3/10
722
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Two Champions of Death (1980)
  • Action
  • Drama
The Wu Tang chief sends out his men, each of whom is given a symbol so they can recognize each other. The largest is given to Lee, whom the others are to obey.The Wu Tang chief sends out his men, each of whom is given a symbol so they can recognize each other. The largest is given to Lee, whom the others are to obey.The Wu Tang chief sends out his men, each of whom is given a symbol so they can recognize each other. The largest is given to Lee, whom the others are to obey.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
722
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  • Director
    • Cheh Chang
  • Writers
    • Cheh Chang
    • Kuang Ni
  • Stars
    • Meng Lo
    • Sheng Chiang
    • Li Wang
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  • Director
    • Cheh Chang
  • Writers
    • Cheh Chang
    • Kuang Ni
  • Stars
    • Meng Lo
    • Sheng Chiang
    • Li Wang
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    • 10User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Meng Lo
    Meng Lo
    • Tung Chien-Chen
    Sheng Chiang
    Sheng Chiang
    • Hu Wei-Chen
    Li Wang
    Li Wang
    • Li Pa-shan
    Feng Lu
    Feng Lu
    • Kao Ching-chung
    Shu Gei Chan
    Shu Gei Chan
    Chi-Shan Chen
    Han-Kuang Chen
    Chok-Chow Cheung
    Chok-Chow Cheung
    Siu-Ho Chin
    Siu-Ho Chin
    • Wei Sing-Hung
    Tien-Chu Chin
    Tien-Chu Chin
    Kwok-Keung Choi
      Ju Fang
      Ju Fang
      Ming Fung
      Ming Fung
      Kwok Wing Ha
        Yu-Lung Hsiao
        Yu-Lung Hsiao
        • Li Chin-lun
        • (as Yu Hsiao)
        Cheng-Chen Hsu
        Kung-Wu Huang
        Kung-Wu Huang
        Hsin-Nan Hung
        Hsin-Nan Hung
        • Director
          • Cheh Chang
        • Writers
          • Cheh Chang
          • Kuang Ni
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        Top review
        8/10
        Protect Your Nuts At All Times
        This flick is a flowing kung fu tragedy that Shakespeare would be proud of. The simple plot (sub plots are muddled) of one clan versus another allows for the action to come constantly in waves and the choreography is just pure brilliance with strong performers all round. Some stand outs are Meng Lo (Tung Chien-Chen) pure artistry at work and Sheng Chiang (Hu Wei-Chen) whos aerial and weapons skills are class. The acting is what you expect from a chopsocky, goofy and over-the-top, except for a couple of weak links it's a pretty solid cast.

        The Shaolin are pitted against the Wutang, both sworn enemies of the Manchurian Qing government but wrapped in a web of revenge, betrayal, dishonour, love and friendship the Wutang find themselves siding with the government, this will call into question the loyalty of some of the Wutang. The leading two Chien-Chen the Chinese Hercules and Wei-Chen along with others of the Shaolin and with the help of siblings trained in the art of countering the flying dagger must save the Shaolin from annihilation from the powerful Wutang led mainly by Li Pa-Shan (Li Wang) and soldiers of the Qing government. Can they overcome the shiny weapons, flying dagger, monkey style, needles of death and deceit to save the Shaolin?

        A must see movie from any Hong Kong martial arts fan, I have only seen the dubbed version, which is wacky at times, not sure if a subtitled version is available, but I'll keep an eye out. The version I watched was called "Two Champions of Shaolin."

        Cheesy moment to watch out for: Out of nowhere during a fight a body part is dislodged, the following scene has a sheet draped over the victim with a blood stain at his wound.
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        • Release date
          • November 1982 (United States)
        • Country of origin
          • Hong Kong
        • Language
          • Mandarin
        • Also known as
          • Two Champions of Shaolin
        • Production company
          • Shaw Brothers
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        • Runtime
          1 hour 41 minutes
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 2.35 : 1

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