The Heroes
6.3
Former Shaolin man Marshal Kao takes his former classmates prisoner and, instead of executing them, proposes to his Qing commander that he torture them until they're willing to fight on behalf of the Qings. The 'torture' comes to look increasingly like strenuous kung fu training with Kao putting the prisoners through their paces. The Qing governor and his aides become suspicious of Kao's motives, although the beautiful Princess Shao Lung develops her own ideas about him.
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Cast
10 people
Ti Lung
Wong Fei / Go Fei
Known for
A Better Tomorrow
The Legend of Drunken Master
Shih Szu
Princess
Known for
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Danny Lee Sau-yin
Righteous Monk
Known for
The Killer
The Untold Story
Michael Chan Wai-man
Ching Emperor
Known for
Dragon Lord
Expats
Dorian Tan Tao-Liang
Si Ying
Known for
Hand of Death
Wong Chung
Fong Gau
Known for
King of Beggars
Election
Wong Ching
Gap-Toothed Official
Known for
Spiritual Kung Fu
Dream Home
Goo Chang
Bald Official
Also in
Devil Angel
The Kung Fu Kids III
Wu Ma
Mm Ging
Known for
A Chinese Ghost Story
Once Upon a Time in China
Chen Bi-Fung
Chen Lan
Also in
Growing Up
Pao Hsueh-Li Director · Wu Ma Director Ni Kuang Screenplay
First release October 23, 1980 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Production Yen Sheng (H. K.) Film Co., Ltd.
Production
Bang! Bang! Films
Production
Yen Sheng (H. K.) Film Co., Ltd.
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
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Original title
少林英雄
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · October 23, 1980
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
April 23, 1983 · Theatrical
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