Boxer Rebellion (1976)
- Original title
- 八國聯軍
- Directed by
- Chang Cheh
- Genre
- action film, martial arts film, kung fu film, historical film
- Country
- British Hong Kong
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- Rated
- 18
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Three sworn brothers in late Qing dynasty China join the Boxers, a group resisting foreign invaders. They discover the stories of magical invulnerability are a morale trick. After witnessing corrupt leadership and tragic losses, they must decide their path as events lead to the Boxer Rebellion and the Eight-Nation Alliance invasion.
patrioticaction-packeddramaticintensehistoricalsoberingbetrayal-filled
What happens
，或名《神拳三壯士》（Spiritual Fists），為1976年香港邵氏公司發行，張徹執導，以清末庚子拳亂為背景的一部武打電影。 清朝末年政局腐敗，民不聊生。有志青年們團結而起，成立義和團組織，舉起保家衛國之旗，對抗入侵中國的侵略者。三名結拜兄弟陳章（梁家仁飾）、帥風雲（戚冠軍飾）和曾獻漢（傅聲飾）得聞義和團團眾僅須吞符唸咒，便天神附身、刀槍不入。對此三人雖感半疑半信，但亦有耳聞名滿江湖，身懷鐵布衫絕技的張振强（唐炎燦飾）已投入義和團東城分壇下，於是決定前往一探究竟，經張振强解說，始知刀槍不入之說均非屬實，僅藉以鼓舞團眾士氣，力抗外敵。三人有感於眾人抗敵之心，又相信在有謀略的領導下若能善加利用、加以訓練，義和團亦有可能與外敵對抗，遂而加入義和團。 然而在一次與日軍的作戰中，三人卻發現東城分壇的領導人李忠清（王龍威飾）乃一好大喜功之輩，貪圖清廷之權位，一味急攻，枉顧眾團眾之命，而擅鐵布衫的張振强，亦因李忠清的無方領導命喪於日軍槍砲之下。此役雖犧牲了諸多團眾，卻也擊破不少日軍，經由端郡王載漪（崔福生飾）及大臣剛毅（劉維斌飾）引薦，義和團的武藝及刀槍不入的神力更得到慈禧太后（李麗華飾）賞識。但陳章等人因李忠清為博慈禧之信任而隨意殺害無辜團眾之舉越發感到不齒，決意離去。 得到清廷的支持後，以「扶清滅洋」為名，在李忠清等的領導下團眾們開始大肆擄掠外商，甚有許多無關的民眾亦遭到迫害；而慈禧太后及一班大臣深信於義和團眾刀槍不入之力，於是向列強宣戰，終於導致八國聯軍攻陷北京……。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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