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The One Armed Swordsmen

Original title: Du bi shuang xiong
  • 19761976
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
216
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The One Armed Swordsmen (1976)
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The martial world is now awash in one-armed knights, who aren't inclined to make any permanent alliances among themselves.The martial world is now awash in one-armed knights, who aren't inclined to make any permanent alliances among themselves.The martial world is now awash in one-armed knights, who aren't inclined to make any permanent alliances among themselves.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
216
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
81,816
38,105
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    • Directors
      • David Chiang
      • Jimmy Wang Yu
    • Writer
      • Lung Ku(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Jimmy Wang Yu
      • David Chiang
      • Lieh Lo
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • David Chiang
      • Jimmy Wang Yu
    • Writer
      • Lung Ku(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Jimmy Wang Yu
      • David Chiang
      • Lieh Lo
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    • 9User reviews
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    The One Armed Swordsmen (1976)
    The One Armed Swordsmen (1976)
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    Jimmy Wang Yu in The One Armed Swordsmen (1976)
    Jimmy Wang Yu in The One Armed Swordsmen (1976)
    The One Armed Swordsmen (1976)
    The One Armed Swordsmen (1976)
    Jimmy Wang Yu in The One Armed Swordsmen (1976)

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    Jimmy Wang Yu
    Jimmy Wang Yu
    • Fong Ping
    • (as Yu Wang)
    • …
    David Chiang
    David Chiang
    • Li Hao
    Lieh Lo
    Lieh Lo
    • Master Wan…
    Yi Chang
    Yi Chang
    • Chin Chu Ying
    Meng-Yen Liu
    • Ting You
    Yi-Kuei Chang
    Yi-Kuei Chang
    Chin-Hai Chen
    Hou-Chiang Chi
    Lung Chin
    Lung Chin
    Ben-Ko Chu
    Ben-Ko Chu
    Ying-Chieh Han
    Ying-Chieh Han
    Chang-Wen Hsieh
    Hua-Liang Hung
    Liu Hung
    Liu Hung
    • One-armed monk
    Blackie Shou-Liang Ko
    Blackie Shou-Liang Ko
    Hsiao-Pao Ko
    Hsiao-Pao Ko
    • Innkeeper
    Yin Ku
    Chiang Li
    • Directors
      • David Chiang
      • Jimmy Wang Yu
    • Writer
      • Lung Ku(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Connections
      Featured in Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      The Surrender
      by Ennio Morricone

    User reviews9

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    Top review
    9/10
    If you're looking for a baffling drunken kungfu one armed swordsmanship whodunnit....
    Although a kung fu classic, this film lacks a certain grace in its fight sequences. This might be partly due to the fact that every single character seems to have one arm. Indeed a new DVD release includes an extra previously cut fight scene which raises the number of one armed swordsmen to 7, effortlessly setting a new standard for the one armed genre.

    The real pleasure of this film is its labyrinthine plot. This film employs a Chinese box structure, steadily expanding its scope and the importance of the action. In layman's terms, this film has the two most improbable plot twists of any kung fu movie i have ever seen. Watch and shake your head in disbelief, then laugh, then watch it again.
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    • josephbleazard
    • Feb 22, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 13, 1976 (Hong Kong)
    • Country of origin
      • Taiwan
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Kahraman
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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