The Boxer from Shantung
7.0
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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Cast
86 people
Chen Kuan-tai
Ma Yung Chen
Known for
Crippled Avengers
The Flying Guillotine
Ching Li
Chin Lin Chi
Also in
The Magic Blade
The Sentimental Swordsman
Cheng Kang-Yeh
Hsiao Chiang Bei
Known for
Heroes of the East
Executioners from Shaolin
David Chiang Da-wei
Tan Sze
Known for
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
The New One-Armed Swordsman
Chiang Nan
Boss Yang
Known for
The Heroine
The Golden Lotus
Fung Ngai
Fang Ah Gen
Known for
Fist of Fury
Come Drink with Me
Ku Feng
Chang Chin Fa
Known for
The Flying Guillotine
The Mighty Peking Man
Tin Ching
Li Caishun
Known for
The Golden Lotus
Executioners from Shaolin
Wong Ching
Lu Pu
Known for
Spiritual Kung Fu
Dream Home
Mario Milano
Russian Muscleman
Also in
Beyond Evil
The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe
Chan Ho
Chin Lin Chi's Uncle
Known for
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
Lee Man-Tai
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Known for
The Heroine
Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin
Chang Cheh Director · Pao Hsueh-Li Director Ni Kuang Writer
Budget $520K · First release February 11, 1972 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China
Box office
Budget
$520,005
Production
Shaw Brothers
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
馬永貞
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
China · February 11, 1972
Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China · February 11, 1972
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
January 11, 1974 · Theatrical
Finland
May 24, 2006 · Physical · DVD
France
November 8, 1973 · Theatrical
July 1, 2004 · Physical
Italy
January 1, 1974 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 3, 1974 · Theatrical
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