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Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
In a mystical desert kingdom, young martial arts fighter Cord loses a contest to determine who will journey to take the powerful Book of All Knowedge from Zetan, an evil wizard. Despite his lack of a sponsor, Cord's rule-breaking nature leads him to try retrieving the book anyway. Help is offered by a mysterious blind man who gives advice as Cord fights his way through multiple opponents, discovering more about himself as he gets closer to Zetan.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes43%
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
70 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard MooreDirector
- Stanley MannScreenplay
- Stirling SilliphantScreenplay
- Bruce SmeatonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- David CarradineThe Blind Man / Monkeyman / Death / Changsha
- Jeff CooperCord
- Christopher LeeZetan
- Roddy McDowallWhite Robe
- Eli WallachMan-in-Oil
- Anthony De LongisMorthond
- Earl MaynardBlack Giant
- Erica CreerTara
- Michael M. VendrellMartial Artist
- Leo WhangMartial Artist
- Donnie WilliamsMartial Artist
- Robert GardnerMartial Artist