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Dead End (1969)

Dead End poster
Directed by
Chang Cheh
Genre
action film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of friends get caught up in a street fight that turns deadly. This Hong Kong action film follows a young man as he faces escalating violence in a modern city.

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What happens

Dead End is a 1969 Hong Kong action drama film directed by Chang Cheh and starring Ti Lung, Lee Ching, David Chiang, Chan Hung-lit, and Angela Yu Chien. Dead End marks the first film that Chang directed set in modern day, Ti's first leading role, and the first collaboration of director Chang with stars Ti and Chiang, dubbed "The Iron Triangle," because of their successful line of films together which would last several years. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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