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The Lama Avenger(1979)

03/15/1979 (HK)ActionDrama1h 26m
79%

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...to live is to fight.

Overview

When two acrobats are fired for fighting with punks in the audience, they go to live with an aunt who's being pressured to sell her house for a real estate development. The developer's nasty son, Lee Fu, decides to muscle the sale, and soon he's at war with the acrobats, plus their unlikely ally, an American named John who used to be Lee Fu's friend. The acrobats open a kung fu school, the scene of several battles with Lee Fu's thugs. A fight to the death, jail time, auntie's surprise decision, a budding acting career, a possessive girlfriend, a debilitating injury, a friendship that needs recalibrating, and Lee Fu's avenger are all in the mix before the end.

Wong Wa-Kei

Director

Movie Cast

Ho Tsung-Tao photo

Ho Tsung-Tao

Hong Tian-De

Lam Kau photo

Lam Kau

Master

Gam Biu photo

Gam Biu

Li Tong

Chui Fat photo

Chui Fat

Li's son

Paul Chung Fat photo

Paul Chung Fat

Thug with pole

Lam Hak-Ming photo

Lam Hak-Ming

Undertaker

Pan Yung-Sheng photo

Pan Yung-Sheng

Hong's film partner

Tai San photo

Tai San

Thug at opera

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

BudgetNot Given

RevenueNot Given

Production CompanyThe Eternal Film (H.K.) Co.

Original LanguageCantonese

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