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Master with Cracked Fingers (1979)

Master with Cracked Fingers poster
Directed by
Hai-Feng Wei, Chu Mu
Genre
comedy film, action film, martial arts film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 22m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man learns martial arts and faces off against opponents. Jackie Chan stars in this comedy action film from Hong Kong.

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What happens

Master with Cracked Fingers (Chinese: 刁手怪招; pinyin: diāo shǒu guài zhāo), also released as Snake Fist Fighter, is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Mu Chu and starring Jackie Chan. It is often cited as being produced in 1971, 1973, 1974 or 1981. The original footage was filmed in 1971 and released in 1973 as Little Tiger of Canton. The re-edited version entitled Master with Cracked Fingers was not actually released until 1979. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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