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The Magnificent Trio (1966)
Directed by Chang Cheh
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Overview
A wandering swordsman named Lu Fang who is returning from battle discovers that several farmers have kidnapped the local magistrate’s daughter. He sides with them after learning that this is an act of desperation to improve their low standard of living.
Length 103 minutes
Actors
Margaret Tu Chuan | Chin Ping | Fanny Fan Lai | Jimmy Wang Yu | Lo Lieh | Cheng Lui | Lui Ming | Violet Pan Ying-Zi | Cliff Lok | Tien Feng | Wu Ching-Li | Ku Feng | Wong Cheong-Chi | Chen Hung-Lieh | Chang Pei-Shan | Wu Ma | Chiu Hung | Lee Ying | Lee Wan-Chung | Tang Ti | Fung Ngai | Tong Kai | Liu Chia-Liang | Chui Chung-Hok | Ng Ho | Fan Dan | Little Unicorn | Lo Wai | Yuen Woo-ping | Wong Mei | Lai Yan | Tung Choi-Bo | Chin Chun | Erh Chun | To Wing-Leung | Hao Li-Jen | Bai Yu | Lee Ho | Chan Siu-Pang | Lau Kar-Wing | Ng Yuen-Fan | Yuen Shing-Chau | Fung Hap-So | Yeung Pak-Chan | Cham Siu-Hung | Hsu Hsia | Yen Shi-Kwan | Wu Por | Chuan Chen | Yuen Cheung-Yan | Chan Siu-Kai | Pei Chi Huang | Ying Fei | Ting Tung
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/16/2013 | TV | DVD | Rented | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
This movie was so full of revenge and double crosses that it makes soap operas look trite in comparison!
Earlier Shaw Brothers movies tend to focus on the politics of the working class, the peasants, who are wronged by those in power, typically the provincial governor or local magistrate. The Heroic Trio is perhaps the greatest example of that, making the point over and over again at the expense of the peasants, whose wrongful deaths drive it home, over and over again.
The fight choreography is good, with plenty of heroes versus seemingly insurmountable odds battles taking place.
Certainly not my favorite Shaw Brothers martial arts movie, but definitely one worth watching. One of Chang Cheh’s early movies, followed the next year by the classic The One Armed Swordsman.
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