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Hand of Death is a Hongkongais film of genre Martial arts directed by John Woo with Tao-liang Tan
Hand of Death (1976)
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Add to a movie listHand of Death (simplified Chinese: 少林门; traditional Chinese: 少林門; pinyin: shǎolínmén), also known as Countdown in Kung Fu, is a 1976 Hong Kong martial arts film written and directed by John Woo, and starring Doran Tan and James Tien, and featuring early acting performances from Chan Yuan-lung, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao in supporting roles. In addition to their acting roles, Hung also worked as stunt co-ordinator, whilst Yuen also performed much of the stuntwork, including doubling for both of the principal stars.
Synopsis
During the Qing Dynasty the Shaolin disciples are hunted down by a powerful warrior who wants to rid the Shaolin men from China. At a remote training camp a group of Shaolin train together, their best student Yun Fei is given the task of taking down Shih Shao-Feng and his reign of terror. Along the way he befriends Chan Yuan-lung's character named Tan Feng, who is a blacksmith.Actors
Tao-liang Tan
(Yung Fei)
James Tien
(Commander Shih)
Jackie Chan
(Little Tan)
Sammo Hung
(Du Qing)
John Woo
(Zhang Yi)
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