The Fury of the Karate Experts

1982 1h 36m ES

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 9

Science FictionActionAdventure

Synopsis

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An evil priestess and her twin sister battle for control of a powerful crystal.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

El Santo
Santo El Enmascarado de Plata
Grace Renat
Kungyan / Queria
Tinieblas
Tinieblas
René Cardona
Professor Williams
César Sobrevals
Raguri
Sandra Duarte
The Jungle Girl
Steve Cheng
Prince Ching-Ka
Carlos Suárez
Cliff

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alfredo B. Crevenna
Writers: Ramón Obón, Sergio Álvarez, Alfredo B. Crevenna
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 5.0× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "El Santo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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El Santo and Grace Renat and Tinieblas carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0208173 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alfredo B. Crevenna directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 5.0× over at the box office.
344 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "El Santo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6El Santo and Grace Renat and Tinieblas carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0208173 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "wrestling", "sorcery", "sequel", "sorceress".

The technical file

Makeup / hair: María Luisa Carrasco
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Status: Released
Budget: $500,000
Box office: $2,500,000
Return: 500% of budget
Original language: ES
IMDB: The Fury of the Karate Experts (1982)

Part of

El Santo Collection

A collection of films starring the luchador El Santo on his various adventures, sometimes teaming up with his in-ring rivals Blue Demon and Mil Mascaras.