Executioners from Shaolin | |
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Directed by | Lau Kar-leung |
Written by | Kuang Ni |
Produced by | Run Me Shaw |
Starring | Chen Kuan-tai Li-Li Li Wong Yue Lo Lieh Gordon Liu |
Cinematography | Yun-Cheng Lo |
Edited by | Hsing-Lung Chiang |
Music by | Yung-yu Chen |
Distributed by | Shaw Brothers Studio |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Languages | Mandarin Cantonese |
Executioners from Shaolin (Chinese: 洪熙官; pinyin: Hung Hsi Kuan) is a 1977 Shaw Brothers kung fu film based on the life of Hung hsi Kuan directed by Lau Kar-leung. It was released as Shaolin Executioners outside of Hong Kong and as Executioners of Death in North America.
The film is a multi-generational story of revenge pitting the disciples of Shaolin temple against the historical figure of Pai Mei, founder of Pai Mei kung fu.
Later, the movie was released on DVD by Dragon Dynasty.