Shan Dong xiang ma 1972

Synopsis:

It starts off well enough with some nice build-up in a sprawling deserted farm town (a nice backlot on a Taiwan location) as various motley characters show up at the town's only open establishment, a tavern/inn, with some evil doings in mind. When advance men for the title bandits show up to lay the groundwork for a raid, they round up all available hostages but one. That one is the film's lone hero (Chang Yi), whose motivation is simply stated—he's there to check up on family—but no one believes him. At the thirty-minute mark, he launches into an eight-minute battle with the two bandit chieftains, hand-to-hand with one (Sammo Hung) and swordplay with the other (an actor I didn't recognize). It's a well-staged brawl and it spreads all over the empty town.

Directed by: Huang Feng
Written by: Huang Feng
Release date: 1972-01-01
Runtime: 78 minutes
Cast:
Chang Yi
Chang Yi
Yan Tie-Yi 
Pai Ying
Pai Ying
Bandit Chief 
Hu Chin
Hu Chin
Lotus Shi 
Wilson Tong
Wilson Tong
Xi brother 
Sammo Hung
Sammo Hung
5th boss 
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Also known as:
  • Shaolin from Shantung
  • 산동향마 (1972) (山東珦馬)