Kid with the Golden Arm

"Be good or be dead!"

1979 1h 26m ZH

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 44

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Synopsis

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Jin bei tong opens with a group of escort guards preparing to move a shipment of gold from the local government to an area stricken by famine... one of the very few Venom films where all six Venom actors are present within a single film.

“Be good or be dead!”

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Cast

Sun Chien
Yang Hu Yun / Iron Feet Lad
Phillip Kwok Chui
Sheriff Hai To
Lo Meng
Golden Arm Kid
Lu Feng
Silver Spear
Johnny Wang Lung-Wei
Iron Armour Wei Lin
Yang Hsiung
Copper Head
Chiang Sheng
Short Axe Fang Shih
Suen Shu-Pei
Long Axe Yan Jiu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chang Cheh
Writers: Ni Kuang, Chang Cheh
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Chang Cheh, shot by Cho Wai-Kei. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Chiang Hsing-Lung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Sun Chien and Phillip Kwok Chui and Lo Meng carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Be good or be dead!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0079372 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Chang Cheh directs. Cho Wai-Kei behind the camera. Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren scores. Chiang Hsing-Lung cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
247 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Chang Cheh, shot by Cho Wai-Kei. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Chiang Hsing-Lung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sun Chien and Phillip Kwok Chui and Lo Meng carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Be good or be dead!".
8IMDB entry: tt0079372 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.