Armour of God

"Jackie Chan in his greatest adventure ever!"

1986 1h 37m CN

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 687

AdventureActionComedy

Synopsis

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After an adventurer known as the Asian Hawk steals a mysterious sword known to be a piece of the Armour of God, a magical suit of armour that dates back to the Crusades, a cult of Satanic monks kidnap his ex-girlfriend and demand he turn over the sword and recover the rest of the armour.

“Jackie Chan in his greatest adventure ever!”

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Cast

Jackie Chan
Jackie
Alan Tam
Alan
Lola Forner
May
Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam
Lorelei
Ken Boyle
Great Sage
John Ladalski
High Lama
Robert O'Brien
Witch Doctor
Boris Gregorić
Jackie's Representative at Auction

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jackie Chan
Writers: John Sheppard, Edward Tang, Sze-To Cheuk-Hon
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong, Yugoslavia, Austria

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ERA

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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Hong Kong, Yugoslavia, Austria.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Armour of God Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jackie Chan, shot by Bob Thompson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Lai Siu-Tin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jackie Chan and Alan Tam and Lola Forner carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Jackie Chan in his greatest adventure ever!".

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jackie Chan directs. Bob Thompson behind the camera. Michael Lai Siu-Tin scores. Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong, Yugoslavia, Austria. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

140 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2International production across 3 countries: Hong Kong, Yugoslavia, Austria.
3Part of the "Armour of God Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Jackie Chan, shot by Bob Thompson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Michael Lai Siu-Tin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jackie Chan and Alan Tam and Lola Forner carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Jackie Chan in his greatest adventure ever!".
9IMDB entry: tt0091431 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 17 different titles around the world.