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The Savage Five (1974)
Directed by Chang Cheh
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A pacifist village is beset by bandits in this martial arts thriller. “Savage Five” hands-down rivals the ornateness of “Kid With The Golden Arm” and the twist-heavy “Five Deadly Venoms”. The always great David Chiang plays a lesser version of his Rover character from “Duel Of The Iron Fist”, and Ti Lung, looking incredible here, is at his physical best. Accolades to Chen Kuan Tai and Wang Chung in great sympathetic roles, too. A kung fu classic where the actual martial arts display takes a back seat to the mesmerizing story.
Length 96 minutes
Actors
David Chiang | Ti Lung | Chen Kuan-Tai | Danny Lee Sau-Yin | Wong Chung | Wang Ping-ping | Wai Wang | Norman Chu | Jamie Luk Kim-Ming | Chiang Tao | Ti Lu | Wong Ching | Ngaai Fei | Chan Dik-Hak | Chik Ngai-Hung
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/17/2015 | TV | Broadcast | TV | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Is this a kung fu movie? The Comcast description reads like a western yet all all the familiar faces are here and it’s directed by Chang Cheh. “A young teacher and the Apache Chief who rescued her seek revenge…” weird
Okay, I realized during my viewing that the description is from the American “Savage Five” which I’ve seen (and stars Henry Silva aka THE ANIMALS). Obviously this is the other film, HK movie featuring Shaw Brothers stable of actors in a small village taking on a bandits similar to Samurai Seven. Good balance of drama and action.
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