5 Fingers of Death

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Theatrical Release Date:

01/11/2004

DVD Release Date:

12/07/1999

Run Time:

98min.

Starring:

Lo Lieh

Director(s):

Cheng Chang Ho

Distributor(s):

Warner Bros.

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Action

Plot: One of the Shaw Brothers Studios most well-known films, King Boxer was an international success that helped instigate the kung fu craze of the '70s. It opens with an old master (Wen Chung Ku) attacked in an alley. Read More

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