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Deadly Strike (1973)

Deadly Strike poster
Original title
最佳搏殺
Directed by
Lau Kar-leung
Genre
action film, martial arts film, thriller film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 19m
Rating
2.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A martial artist fights against a powerful oppressor in 1970s Hong Kong. He must use his skills to break free from a system of control.

tenseaction-packedgrittyfast-pacedintensedarkvisceralunrelentingviolent

What happens

Deadly Strike, also known in the West as Breakout from Oppression, is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts action film directed Lau Kar-leung and his adopted brother Gordon Liu, the latter helming his directorial debut. The film stars Liu alongside Dean Shek. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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