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The Boxer from Shantung

1972·134 min

The Boxer from Shantung

Directed by Chang Cheh

ActionCrimeDrama

Leaving the poverty of his life in Shantung to seek fortune in Shanghai, The Boxer is instead drawn into a world of corruption, gang warfare and evil... Where his only protection is his famed fighting technique.

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Ma Yung Chen

Chin Lin Chi

Hsiao Chiang Bei

David Chiang Da-Wei

Tan Sze

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Frankie Chan Fan-Kei

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Chiang Nan

Boss Yang

Fang Ah Gen

Chang Chin Fa

Li Caishun

Lu Pu

Russian Muscleman

Chin Lin Chi's Uncle

Innkeeper (uncredited)

Horse Carriage Maker (uncredited)

Tea House Owner (uncredited)

Bruce Tong Yim-Chaan

One of Ma's Men (uncredited)

Leung Seung-Wan

One of Ma's Men (uncredited)

One of Tan Si's Men (uncredited)

One of Tan Si's Men (uncredited)

Tan Si's Coachman / Yang's Thug (uncredited)

Tang Tak-Cheung

Russian Muscleman Challenger (uncredited)

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The Boxer from Shantung (1972) is about leaving the poverty of his life in Shantung to seek fortune in Shanghai, The Boxer is instead drawn into a world of corruption, gang warfare and evil... Where his only protection is his famed fighting technique.

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Chang Cheh directed The Boxer from Shantung (1972).

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