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Duel for Gold (1971)
Directed by Chor Yuen
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Soon-to-be legendary director Chu Yuan had just joined the Shaw Brothers when he helmed this thriller of bickering bandits. Audiences loved watching three pairs of cunning male and female crooks trying to steal a million gold taels from the Fu Lai Treasury House…not knowing that one of them is actually an undercover hero. Even without him, there’s no honor amongst thieves, so the double-crosses and deadly duels come fast and furious, all choreographed by Hsu Erh-niu.
Length 100 minutes
Actors
Ivy Ling Po | Wang Ping | Chin Han | Lo Lieh | Richard Chan Chun | Fan Mei-Sheng | Lee Pang-Fei | Hua Chung | Tong Tin-Hei | Yeung Chak-Lam | Law Hon | Lee Siu-Chung | Lau Kwan | Little Unicorn | Simon Chui Yee-Ngau | Erh Chun | Lan Wei-Lieh | Lam Siu | Sai Gwa-Pau | Woo Wai | Tsang Choh-Lam | Kwok Chuk-Hing | Ting Tung | Yao Ko Chu | Tsi-Ang Chin | Max Lee Chiu-Jun | Cheung Chok-Chow | Hung Ling-Ling | Gam Tin-Chue | Wong Yuet-Ting | Sa Au | Chai Lam | Ching Bo-San | Woo Ka-Kei | Lau Cheun | Tony Lee Wan-Miu | Tien Ying Li
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/26/2015 | TV | Broadcast | TV | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Movies like this make me happy I get El Rey Network. Sure, I hate the commercials but I likely wouldn’t be able to view this Shaw flick otherwise. Of course I could try to find a file or the DVD but it’s nice to have these deeper cut films available on the channel.
More sword fighting than kung fu but there’s some damn bloody sword action. Basically no one can be trusted once the gold is stolen. The greed gets the best of everyone. The voice over is hilarious. Great cast of five all fighting each other the gold including Ivy Ling Po and Wang Ping as badass sisters. Of course Lo Lieh is here with the upper hand on the rest. Good flick!
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