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Man of Iron (1972)

Directed by Chang Cheh, Pao Hsueh-Li

Action | Drama | Crime

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Overview

Man of Iron was positioned as something of a follow-up to Boxer From Shantung, the rise-and-fall story of Ma Yung Chen and it reunites the directors and some of the cast in a similar but much slighter tale of a lesser gangster’s rise and fall in Shanghai. While the opening narration specifically recalls the events and tragic conclusion of BOXER, this one is set 20 years later in the same section of Shanghai but otherwise has nothing to do with the events or characters of the previous film.

Length 92 minutes

Actors

Chen Kuan-Tai | Bolo Yeung | Ching Li | Chu Mu | Tin Ching | Cheung Sek-Aau | Danny Lee Sau-Yin | Shao-chia Chen | Chiang Tao | Chik Ngai-Hung | Chin Chun | Chiang Chung-Chieh | Danny Chow | Erh Chun | Alexander Fu Sheng | Fung Hak-On | Hsieh-Su Fung | Kang Ho | Hua-Chien Hsu | Huang Ha | Pei Chi Huang | Hung Ling-Ling | Kao Hsiang | Jen Kwan | En Lai | Lau Gong | Chiu Lung Liu | Lo Wai | Bao Tan | Ting Tung | Wang Han-Chen | Tse Lin Yang | Yuen Cheung-Yan | Yuen Woo-ping | Yuen Shun-Yi | Chan Dik-Hak | Chi Ping Chang

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

This is a great follow up to BOXER FROM SHANTUNG and once again features the charismatic Chen Kuan-tai in the lead role. His martial arts movements have a dramatic flair to them that sets these films apart from other martial arts movies. This one has a great, lengthy final confrontation in the streets.

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