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One-Armed Boxer

Original title: Du bei chuan wang
  • 19721972
  • RR
  • 1h 33m
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6.8/10
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Jimmy Wang Yu in One-Armed Boxer (1972)
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After his schoolmate and master is killed and he loses an arm, student Tien Lung has to learn the art of one-arm boxing.After his schoolmate and master is killed and he loses an arm, student Tien Lung has to learn the art of one-arm boxing.After his schoolmate and master is killed and he loses an arm, student Tien Lung has to learn the art of one-arm boxing.
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  • Director
    • Jimmy Wang Yu
  • Writer
    • Jimmy Wang Yu(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jimmy Wang Yu
    • Yeh Tien
    • Hsin Tang
  • Director
    • Jimmy Wang Yu
  • Writer
    • Jimmy Wang Yu(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jimmy Wang Yu
    • Yeh Tien
    • Hsin Tang
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 14User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
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    Jimmy Wang Yu
    Jimmy Wang Yu
    • Yu Tien Lung
    • (as Yu Wang)
    Yeh Tien
    Yeh Tien
    • Chao Liu
    Hsin Tang
    • Hsiao Yu
    Fei Lung
    Fei Lung
    • Okinawan Karate Champ Erh Ku
    Chung-Kuei Chang
    Shao-Chun Chang
    Yi-Kuei Chang
    Yi-Kuei Chang
    • Tibetan Zen Boxer Ko Fu
    Hsin-Yi Chen
    Hsin-Yi Chen
    Jen Chen
    Shih-Wei Chen
    • Trainee Chan
    • (as Shih Wei Chen)
    Chun Chou
    Ming-Ching Chou
    Wei-Hsiung Ho
    • Trainee Hsiung
    Po-Wei Hou
    Min-Hsiung Hsiao
    Han Hsieh
    Han Hsieh
    • Hsiung Kang
    Hsing Hsieh
    • Hung
    Fei-Lung Huang
    • Trainee fighting Kao Chiao
    • Director
      • Jimmy Wang Yu
    • Writer
      • Jimmy Wang Yu(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The American TV spots for the film's 1973 release by National General Pictures (under the title "The Chinese Professionals") used the international main theme for Bruce Lee's film The Big Boss (1971) (a fellow Golden Harvest production, also distributed in the US by National General Pictures), composed by Peter Thomas. The original Mandarin language versions of both films had music arranged by Fu-Ling Wang, and both films were censored shortly after their Hong Kong releases due to violent content.
    • Goofs
      Shortly after singeing his hand, there is a scene at the restaurant in which the hand is its original color with no singe marks.
    • Alternate versions
      The UK cinema version was heavily cut for violence by the BBFC with edits to most of the fight scenes including slow motion stomach and knee blows, an arm breaking, closeups of weaponry, a two fingered blow, head kicks, and a scene where a diagram is used to show fatal pressure points on a human body.
    • Connections
      Featured in Kung Fu Killers (1974)
    • Soundtracks
      Theme from Shaft
      (uncredited)
      Composed by Isaac Hayes
      Performed by Isaac Hayes

    User reviews14

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    7/10
    Jimmy Wang Yu's classic !!
    Although not well known in the US, this is one classic kung-fu movie that has its place in the annals of kung-fu action movies starring Yu Wang, and probably the movie that catapulted him to big stardom. Before Bruce Lee, and Jackie Chan he was THE martial action star.

    Format was very innovative as many of Jimmy Wang's movie is. This movie features a martial artist with only one arm, and like the blind swordsman series that made Shintaro Katsu a big star, his name will be associated with this movie for a long time. When you see this movie, you'll see how good of an athlete Jimmy Wang is, and he can play a good guy character like nobody else.

    A martial arts movie classic, and a must see if you are a martial arts movie fan.
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    • Jun 28, 2009

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    • Release date
      • 1973 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Taiwan
      • Hong Kong
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • The Chinese Professionals
    • Production companies
      • Cathay Studios
      • Cheung Ming Film
      • Golden Harvest Company
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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