The Oath of Death (1971)

Original title

萬箭穿心

Directed by

Pao Hsueh-Li

Genre

action

Country

British Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During the Yuan Dynasty, three sworn brothers rob from the rich to help the poor. The eldest brother is bribed by the government and becomes an official. He betrays his brothers, starts an affair with the second brother's wife, and kills him. The youngest brother then plots revenge against the eldest.

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What happens

《万箭穿心》（）是1971年上映的一部香港電影，由鲍学礼执导、靳蜀美编剧，田丰等領銜主演。该电影主要讲述一个三个结义兄弟的故事。 元朝时期，有三个结义兄弟经常做劫富济贫的事情，不过在这之后，元朝官员决定招安这三个人。 而后，这三个人中的大哥决定归顺元朝，并接着官职为虎作伥，不仅如此，他还为了官途顺利，还开始对自己的结义兄弟动手，以及和二弟的妻子有染，并在之后设计杀死了二弟。 在这之后，三弟设计除掉了大哥，为二哥报仇。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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