The Magnificent Butcher
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A plump butcher student of Wong Fei Hung, Lam Sai-Wing gets into trouble with a rival kung-fu school known as Five Dragons. He is accused of raping the Head of that school's goddaughter and killing his son. Now Ko, the Head of Five Dragons, wants revenge.
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Cast
25 people
Sammo Hung Kam-bo
Lam Sai-Wing
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Yuen Woo-ping Director · Edward Tang Screenplay Wong Jing Screenplay
Worldwide gross $3.9M · First release December 19, 1979 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,945,341
Production
Orange Sky Golden Harvest
Production
Golden Harvest Company
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
林世榮
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · December 19, 1979
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Netherlands
March 20, 2012 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
July 24, 1980 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 26, 1998 · Physical
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