The Avenging Eagle

"Death was his way of life!"

1978 1h 30m ZH

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 38

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Synopsis

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Eagle Chief Yoh Xi-hung raises orphans to be his personal killers. One such is Chik Ming-sing who now wants to put his killer life behind him. When the Eagle Clan come after him, a stranger called Cheuk comes to his assistance It turns out that Cheuk is the son of a family who were robbed and murdered by the Eagles. Now they will team up to destroy the evil clan.

“Death was his way of life!”

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Cast

Ti Lung
Black Eagle Chik Ming-sing
Alexander Fu Sheng
Double Sword Sleeve Cheuk Yi-fan
Ku Feng
Yoh Xi-hung
Johnny Wang Lung-Wei
Vulture Eagle Yien Lin
Eddy Ko Hung
Blue Eagle Wan Da
Austin Wai Tin-Chi
Owl Eagle Cao Gao Shing
Bruce Tong Yim-Chaan
Eagle
Lam Fai-Wong
Eagle

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sun Chung
Writers: Ni Kuang
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sun Chung, shot by Lam Ngai Kai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Frankie Chan Fan-Kei. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 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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7 / 8

CAST

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Ti Lung and Alexander Fu Sheng and Ku Feng carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Death was his way of life!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sun Chung directs. Lam Ngai Kai behind the camera. Frankie Chan Fan-Kei scores. Chiang Hsing-Lung cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
248 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English.
4Directed by Sun Chung, shot by Lam Ngai Kai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Frankie Chan Fan-Kei. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Chiang Hsing-Lung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ti Lung and Alexander Fu Sheng and Ku Feng carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Death was his way of life!".
9IMDB entry: tt0077868 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 38 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.