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The Story in Temple Red Lily (1976)

The Story in Temple Red Lily poster
Original title
火燒紅蓮寺
Directed by
Karl Liao
Genre
action
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A martial arts film set in a historical Chinese context. It follows characters involved in conflict and action at a temple.

classicdramaticenergeticnostalgicfightingdeterminedhistoricalaction-packed

What happens

The Story in Temple Red Lily (Mandarin: 火燒紅蓮寺 Pinyin: Huǒshāo hónglián sì) is a 1976 Hong Kong historical drama-martial arts film produced by Hoh Kwok-Keung and Wong Ming and directed by Karl Liao Chiang-Lin. It stars Chia Ling, Dorian Tan Tao-liang, and Lung Fei in lead roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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