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TIAN XIA DI YI QUAN (KING BOXER)

Cannes Classics
Directed by :
CHUNG Chang-wah 
Country:
HONG KONG
Year:
1973
Duration:
101.00 minutes

Synopsis

Veteran boxer, Sung Wu-yang is beaten up by Wan Hung-chieh and saved by his daughter, Ying-ying and a disciple, Chao Chin-hao. Later, the old boxer advises Chin-hao to improve his fighting technique at the Shang Wu Institute in order to capture the all China Boxing Trophy. On the way, Chao Chin-hao rescues a girl, Yen Chu-hung from Wan Hung-chieh and his thugs. At the institute Chin-hao discovers that the manager, Meng Tung-shan, his son, Meng Tien-hsiung, and a thug, Chen Lang, scorn Sung Wu-yang and the institute’s coach, Sun Hsin-pei, and are bullying the locals. Chen Lang becomes Chao Chin-hao’s bitter enemy, and the latter leaves the institute to further his training with Sun Hsin-pei in order to oppose Wan Hung-chieh, Chen Lang, Meng Tung-shan and his son.

When a jealous former classmate, Han Lung injures Chao Chin-hao’s hands in a fight, Yen Chu-hung rescues him and they fall in love. Soon, though not fully recovered Chin-hao is picked to fight in the great tournament. The same evening, old Sung Wu-yang, dies. Meng Tung-shan now finds little use for Han Lung and has his eyes put out. After Chao Chin-hao wins the trophy, the blind Han Lung kills Meng Tung Shan and his son, and gains Yen Chu-hung’s love. Chao Chin-hao and Ying-ying set off together for home
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Production

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Distribution

WILD SIDE FILMS ( AVEC LA PAN EUROPEENNE) - Brigitte Dutray - 45 rue de la Chaussée D'Antin 75009 Paris - T : 01 42 25 82 00 - bdutray@wildside.fr - www.wildside.fr

French press

LE PUBLIC SYSTEME - Céline Petit - 13 rue d'Antibes 06400 Cannes - T : 04 93 68 34 42 - cpetit@lepublicsysteme.fr

Foreign sales

CELESTIAL PICTURES - Veronique TAN - Shaw Administration Building Lot 220, Clear Water bay Road Kowloon. Hong Kong - T : 852 2927 1111 - veronique.tan@celestialpix.com

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