The read
Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 97% of the 596 1970s action movies in this catalog. It runs long at 3h 0m.
Synopsis
Yang Hui-zhen, a mysterious princess on the run from corrupt government officials, is joined in her endeavors by skilled Buddhist monks and an unambitious painter named Gu Sheng-zhai.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do.
233 audience votes
Key crew
- King HuDirector
- King HuScreenplay
- Wu Da-JiangOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Hsu FengYang Hui-zhen
- Shih ChunGu Sheng-zhai
- Pai YingGeneral Shi Wen-qiao
- Tien PengOuyang Nian
- Roy ChiaoAbbot Hui-yuan
- Tsao ChienMagistrate Xu Zheng-qing
- Miao TianNie Qiu (Men Da's Advisor)
- Melvin Chang Yun-WenTao Lung
- Hsueh HanGeneral Lu Ding-an
- Han Ying-ChiehChief Commander Xu Xian-chun
- Sammo Kam-Bo HungCommander Xu's Bodyguard (uncredited)
- Chang Ping-YuGu Sheng-zhai's Mother
Stills
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