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The Winged Tiger (1970)

The Winged Tiger poster
Original title
插翅虎
Directed by
Chiang Shen
Genre
action film, martial arts film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A former villain must prove himself as a hero in a world of martial arts and betrayal. The story follows a man trying to escape his dark past while fighting for justice.

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What happens

The Winged Tiger (插翅虎) is a 1970 Hong Kong wuxia film produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio and directed by San Kong, starring Chan Hung-lit, who is known for portraying villains, in his first lead role as a hero. The film also co-starred Angela Yu, Tien Feng and David Chiang. Lau Kar-leung served as the action director for the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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