Poster: TMDB
King Boxer (1972)
天下第一拳
- Year
- 1972
- Art
- Kung fu
- Country
- British Hong Kong
- Director
- Jeong Chang-hwa
- Cast
- Lo Lieh, Tien Feng, Wang Ping
- Running time
- 106 min
Synopsis
A young boxer joins a martial arts school to increase his skill so he can enter a martial arts competition. He leaves the school when he hears that a local gangster is terrorizing the town. He comes to the aid of a young singer and brings on the wrath of the local gang. He eventually enters the martial arts competition after learning iron palm technique and takes out all competition.
Synopsis: TMDB
Why it matters
“King Boxer” is a 1972 film directed by Jeong Chang-hwa (British Hong Kong). Starring Lo Lieh, Tien Feng and Wang Ping. It belongs to kung fu cinema’s golden decade, when Hong Kong studios such as Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest took Chinese martial arts to the world. To learn about the art itself, see our Kung fu page.
Official trailer
Official channel: Shaw Brothers Clips · YouTube (youtube-nocookie)
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Sources
- Wikidata: Q1077127 (CC0)
- TMDB: 21964 — Poster: TMDB, Synopsis: TMDB
- Official trailer: Shaw Brothers Clips
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Film data: Wikidata (CC0) and TMDB.