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The Pirate

The Pirate

19736.21h 41m

Overview

Pirate Chang Pao-Chai springs a leak after an otherwise successful raid on a foreign ship. He goes ashore to get materials to patch his ship up, where he encounters corrupt Qing officials and poor, oppressed peasants. Being a good man at heart, he decides to help out and becomes an even bigger outlaw in the process.

Directed by Chang Cheh
Written by Ni Kuang
Produced by Runme Shaw
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Top Cast

Ti Lung

Ti Lung

Chang Pao-Chai

David Chiang Da-Wei

David Chiang Da-Wei

General Wu

Tin Ching

Tin Ching

Xiang You Lun

Dean Shek Tin

Dean Shek Tin

Master Bai

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Yuan Man-Tzu

Hai Tang

Fan Mei-Sheng

Fan Mei-Sheng

Hua Er Dao

Yu Feng

Yu Feng

2nd Miss

Liu Gang

Liu Gang

Zeng Guo Xiong

Wang Kuang-Yu

Wang Kuang-Yu

Secret Agent

Cheng Kang-Yeh

Cheng Kang-Yeh

Secret Agent

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Themes & Keywords

martial arts

About The Pirate

The Pirate is a action, crime, drama film released in 1973 exploring themes of martial arts. Directed by Chang Cheh, it stars Ti Lung, David Chiang Da-Wei, Tin Ching. Pirate Chang Pao-Chai springs a leak after an otherwise successful raid on a foreign ship. He goes ashore to get materials to patch his ship up, where he encounters corrupt Qing officials and poor, oppressed peasants. Being a good man at heart, he decides to help out and becomes an even bigger outlaw in the process.

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