The Magnificent Butcher

1979 1h 48m CN

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 82

ActionComedy

Synopsis

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A plump butcher student of Wong Fei Hung, Lam Sai-Wing gets into trouble with a rival kung-fu school known as Five Dragons. He is accused of raping the Head of that school's goddaughter and killing his son. Now Ko, the Head of Five Dragons, wants revenge.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sammo Hung
Lam Sai-Wing
Kwan Tak-Hing
Wong Fei-Hung
Yuen Biao
Foon
Wai Pak
Chat (Seven)
Fan Mei-Sheng
Beggar King
Paul Chung Fat
Weird Cat
Lee Hoi-Sang
Master Ko Ba Tin
Fung Hak-On
Ko Tai Hoi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yuen Woo-ping
Writers: Edward Tang, Wong Jing
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yuen Woo-ping, shot by Ma Koon-Wah. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

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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5 / 7

CAST

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Sammo Hung and Kwan Tak-Hing and Yuen Biao carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0079472 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 82 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Yuen Woo-ping directs. Ma Koon-Wah behind the camera. Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung cuts. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin.

Trivia

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147 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.
3Directed by Yuen Woo-ping, shot by Ma Koon-Wah. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Sammo Hung and Kwan Tak-Hing and Yuen Biao carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0079472 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 82 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.