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Hand of Death

Hand of Death

The hand of death strikes in 18 mysterious ways!

19766.11h 37m

Overview

A young monk must face the Extended Iron Claw technique of a powerful warlord seeking to destroy Shaolin.

Directed by John Woo
Written by John Woo
Produced by Raymond Chow, Hwang Yeong-Shil
Box Office0Revenue: $102K

Top Cast

Dorian Tan Tao-Liang

Dorian Tan Tao-Liang

Yung Fei

James Tien Chun

James Tien Chun

Commander Shih

Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan

Little Tan

K

Kim Yeong-suk

Autumn Moon

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Du Qing

Yeung Wai

Yeung Wai

The Wanderer

Mu Szu-Cheng

Mu Szu-Cheng

Little Tan's Brother

K

Kim Ki-joo

Ma Lieh, "Smiling Fox"

Jin Bong-jin

Jin Bong-jin

Patriot

John Woo

John Woo

Zhang Yi

Themes & Keywords

martial artskung fu

About Hand of Death

Hand of Death is a action film released in 1976 exploring themes of martial arts, kung fu. Directed by John Woo, it stars Dorian Tan Tao-Liang, James Tien Chun, Jackie Chan. A young monk must face the Extended Iron Claw technique of a powerful warlord seeking to destroy Shaolin.

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