The Savage Five
6.4
A pacifist village is beset by bandits in this martial arts thriller. "Savage Five" hands-down rivals the ornateness of "Kid With The Golden Arm" and the twist-heavy "Five Deadly Venoms". The always great David Chiang plays a lesser version of his Rover character from "Duel Of The Iron Fist", and Ti Lung, looking incredible here, is at his physical best. Accolades to Chen Kuan Tai and Wang Chung in great sympathetic roles, too. A kung fu classic where the actual martial arts display takes a back seat to the mesmerizing story.
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David Chiang Da-wei
Chen Teng / Chen San
Known for
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
The New One-Armed Swordsman
Ti Lung
Fang Yi-Fei
Known for
A Better Tomorrow
The Legend of Drunken Master
Chen Kuan-tai
Ma Tao
Known for
Crippled Avengers
The Boxer from Shantung
Danny Lee Sau-yin
Wei Min Hui
Known for
The Killer
The Untold Story
Wong Chung
Yao Kuang
Known for
King of Beggars
Election
Wai Wang
Brother Li
Known for
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
The Flying Guillotine
Wong Ching
Bandit leader
Known for
Spiritual Kung Fu
Dream Home
Chiang Tao
Liang Shan
Known for
Return to the 36th Chamber
Executioners from Shaolin
Wong Bing-Bing
San Niang
Also in
Women of Desire
Girls of the Night
Lu Ti
Mayor Yuen
Also in
Disciples of Shaolin
The New Shaolin Boxers
Wang Kuang-Yu
Bandit
Known for
The New One-Armed Swordsman
Dragon Fist
Norman Tsui Siu-keung
Da Niu
Known for
Duel to the Death
The Forbidden Legend: Sex & Chopsticks
Chang Cheh Director · Ni Kuang Writer Frankie Chan Fan-kei Composer
First release February 15, 1974 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Languages Chinese, English, German
Production
Shaw Brothers
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
五虎將
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · German
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · February 15, 1974
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
March 11, 1975 · Theatrical
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