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The Flash Legs (1977)

The Flash Legs poster
Original title
太極八蛟
Directed by
Wu Ma
Genre
martial arts film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A martial arts master uses his powerful legs to fight against a criminal organization. He faces off against multiple opponents in a series of combat encounters.

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What happens

The Flash Legs (Chinese title: 太極八蛟; Cantonese: Tài Gìk Baat Bo. "The Ultimate Eight Feet"), also released as Shaolin Deadly Kicks, is a 1977 Hong Kong martial arts action film directed by Ma Wu and starring Tao-liang Tan and Lo Lieh. The film was later remade as Breathing Fire, with Tao-liang Tan serving as writer and executive producer under the pseudonym of Delon Tanners. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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