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Crippled Avengers (1978)

Crippled Avengers poster
Original title
残缺
Directed by
Chang Cheh
Genre
action film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
18
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 106 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Four martial artists are crippled by a cruel master and his son. They train to overcome their disabilities and seek revenge.

intenseaction-packedrevenge-drivenmartialdeterminedfierceunrelentingvisceral

What happens

Crippled Avengers (Chinese: 残缺; alternately titled Avengers Handicapped) is a 1978 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh and starring four members of the Venom Mob. It was released in North America as Mortal Combat and The Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms. The film follows four martial artists on their journey to seek justice against a tyrannical martial arts master Dao Tian-du (Chen Kuan-tai) and his son Dao Chang (Lu Feng). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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