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Killer Clans

Killer Clans

1976•1h 41m•6.3/10
ActionDrama

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6.3/10(31)

Based on a popular swordplay novel, this colorful and complex saga (whose Chinese title literally translates into the poetic Meteor, Butterfly, Sword) has enough conspiracies, stratagems, and sword fights to fascinate even novice kung-fu cinema viewers. The cast of Shaw Brothers' leading swordsmen and swordswomen are masterfully staged by Yuen Cheung-yan, the brother of Matrix and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon martial arts choreographer Yuen Woo-ping. The result is both a great action movie and an exceptional dramatic film.

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Production

Shaw Brothers

Language

ZH

Status

Released

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Cast

Tsung Hua

Tsung Hua

Meng Sheng-hun

Elliot Ngok Wah

Elliot Ngok Wah

Lu Hsiang-chuan

Ku Feng

Ku Feng

Uncle Sun Yu

Ching Li

Ching Li

Hsiao Tieh / Sun Yu's Daughter

Wang Chung

Wang Chung

Sun Chien

Lo Lieh

Lo Lieh

Han Tang

Danny Lee Sau-Yin

Danny Lee Sau-Yin

Tieh Cheng-kang / Sun Chien's Friend/ Hsiao Tieh

Yang Chi-Ching

Yang Chi-Ching

Lu Man Tien / Navigator of Lung Men Soc

Ching Miao

Ching Miao

Hsien Lung / Helmsman of Lung Men Soc

Ai Fei

Ai Fei

I Fu

Wang Hsieh

Wan Pengwang

Lam Wai-Tiu

Lam Wai-Tiu

Nan Kung-yuan

Chen Ping

Chen Ping

Kao Lao-ta

Ling Yun

Yeh Hsiang

Fan Mei-Sheng

Fan Mei-Sheng

Ma Fang-chung

Teresa Ha Ping

Teresa Ha Ping

Yu Hsia

Chiang Yang

Chiang Yang

Sun Chu

Tin Ching

Tin Ching

Hsia Ching

Cheng Kang-Yeh

Cheng Kang-Yeh

Feng Hao

Eddie Koo Koon Chung

Eddie Koo Koon Chung

Sun Nan

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