The Heroic Ones

The Heroic Ones
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Chinese十三
Literal meaningThirteen Grand Guardians
Hanyu PinyinShísān Tàibǎo
Directed byChang Cheh
Written byChang Cheh
Ni Kuang
Produced byRun Run Shaw
StarringDavid Chiang
Chin Han
Ti Lung
Lily Li
Nam Seok-hun
Wang Chung
Ku Feng
Chan Sing
CinematographyYukio Miyaki
Edited byChiang Hsing-lung
Music byWang Fu-ling
Distributed byShaw Brothers Studio
Release date
  • 14 August 1970 (1970-08-14)
Running time
121 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageMandarin

The Heroic Ones is a 1970 Hong Kong Shaw Brothers Studio martial arts film directed by Chang Cheh.[1] It was originally released on 14 August 1970 in Hong Kong and was one of the top grossing Hong Kong films between the years of 1970 and 1972.[2]

  1. ^ Coppola, Antoine (2004). Le cinéma asiatique. Editions L'Harmattan. p. 201. ISBN 2747560546.
  2. ^ Laikwan Pang, Day Wong (2005). Masculinities and Hong Kong Cinema. Hong Kong University Press. p. 33. ISBN 9622097375.