Little Godfather from Hong Kong

"Trained to destroy! Hired to kill! Primed to explode!"

1974 1h 27m ZH

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 4

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Synopsis

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Bruce Liang plays a Chinese Kung Fu movie star, who during his free time carries on a one-man crusade against drug dealers. The villains trick Liang into signing up to appear in a new martial arts movie. The plan is to kill Our Hero while the cameras are running, and make it look like an accident.

“Trained to destroy! Hired to kill! Primed to explode!”

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Cast

Bruce Leung Siu-Lung
Wang Liu
Yasuaki Kurata
Sakada (Chong)
Mang Hoi
Ah Shi
Consalvo Dell'Arti
Killer Clan Boss Don Caro
Gordon Mitchell
Shirley Corrigan
Heidi
Maria D'Incoronato
Wang's actress colleague, Lily
Mario Cutini
Killer in Vatican City

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ng See-Yuen
Writers: Ng See-Yuen, Tung Lo
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Bruce Leung Siu-Lung and Yasuaki Kurata and Mang Hoi carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Trained to destroy! Hired to kill! Primed to explode!".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0188837 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ng See-Yuen directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
252 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Bruce Leung Siu-Lung and Yasuaki Kurata and Mang Hoi carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Trained to destroy! Hired to kill! Primed to explode!".
6IMDB entry: tt0188837 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.