Breakout from Oppression
5.5
Tsao Chan (Gordon Liu) is a letter carrier in the countryside who wanders into a town after being accosted by some corrupt cops. He witnesses three men running from a group of houses, and when he investigates he finds two murder victims inside. Meanwhile, a skirmish is developing between a factory owner (Fung Hak On) and his workers, led by two brothers (Paul Chin and Dean Shek). Tsao recognizes the brothers as two of the men fleeing the murder scene, so he decides to ally with the factory boss in order to go solve the crime. Soon though, it becomes clear that the boss and his thugs may have other things in mind that aren't so kosher. Tsao becomes trapped in the middle of the feuding groups and must decide who is honest and who is not.
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Cast
27 people
Gordon Liu Chia-hui
Tsao Chan
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Dean Shek Tin
Chang Tsai
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Drunken Master
A Better Tomorrow II
Maggie Lee
Hsiu Tsui
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The Young Tiger
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Paul Chun Pui
Chang Chiu-Ming
Known for
Fist of Legend
The First Frost
Lo Wai
Police Chief
Also in
The Heroic Ones
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Chik Ngai-Hung
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Known for
Game of Death II
The Mighty Peking Man
Wong Shu-tong
Worker Hired to Blow Up Tu
Known for
3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy
My Wife is a Gangster 3
Yen Shi-Kwan
Au's Thug
Known for
Fearless Hyena
Iron Monkey
Fung Hak-on
Au San-Yeh
Known for
Kung Fu Hustle
Ip Man 2
Chan Dik-Hak
Au's Thug (uncredited)
Known for
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
Chan Keung
San Yeh's Thug, Follows Tu (uncredited)
Also in
Shatter
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
Chu Kai
Au's Thug (uncredited)
Also in
Return to the 36th Chamber
Clan of the White Lotus
Lau Kar-leung Director · Gordon Liu Chia-hui Director Yang Fan Director
First release June 22, 1978 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Original title 最佳搏殺
Production
Golden Tripod Film Co., Hong Kong
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
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Languages
Original title
最佳搏殺
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · June 22, 1978
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
United Kingdom
May 20, 2008 · Premiere · Fighting Spirit Film Festival
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