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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 61.5 / 100
1979·Action / Drama·1h 31m

TEN TIGERS OF KWANGTUNG

Ming partisan Chu who is on the run from Manchu forces. Local merchant and kung fu enthusiast Li Chen-chau gives the fugitive shelter in his pawnshop and quietly recruits some of his fellow martial master associates to help protect the lad. When Li's professional rival rats him out, Manchu official Liang not only orchestras his army but fools a couple other kung fu masters including Beggar Su into helping his cause. After a heated battle, Li manages to convince Su to joining his cause, thus forming the Ten Tigers.

Above the Line
Cheh Chang·DirectorChang Cheh·ScreenplayNi Kuang·ScreenplayCho Wai-Kei·Director of PhotographyEddie H. Wang Chi-Ren·Original Music ComposerChiang Hsing-Lung·Editor
Cast
Wong Lik·Tung ChiLung Tien-hsiang·Wang Chow MingChin Siu-Ho·Lin Fu ShingTi Lung·Li Chen ChowAlexander Fu Sheng·Tam MingWai Pak·Wang Chi YingSun Chien·Wang Yin LinLu Feng·Su Hei HuPhillip Kwok Chui·Beggar Su ChenChiang Sheng·Tzou Yu Sheng
Full Crew
(26 credits)
Directing· 3
Chang Cheh·DirectorChan Yau-Man·Assistant DirectorChiang Sheng·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Chang Cheh·ScreenplayNi Kuang·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Cho Wai-Kei·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Chiang Hsing-Lung·EditorLee Yim-Hoi·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren·Original Music ComposerTsui Ping-Kwong·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 5
Liu Chi-Yu·Costume DesignJohnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng·Art DirectionWu Hsu-Ching·Makeup ArtistLai Yu·PropsLau Bing-Wai·Props
Production· 3
Run Run Shaw·ProducerMona Fong Yat-Wah·ProducerChen Lieh·Production Assistant
Other Departments· 8
Kuan Ying-Chuen·Lighting TechnicianRobert Tai·Martial Arts ChoreographerPhillip Kwok Chui·Martial Arts ChoreographerChiang Sheng·Martial Arts ChoreographerChan Fen·Lighting TechnicianLeung Ting·Martial Arts ChoreographerLu Feng·Martial Arts ChoreographerPeng Yen-Lien·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
61.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.2
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Ten Tigers of Kwangtung's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Intense, Action Packed
Composition
Layered
Era
1970s
Visual Style
Painted

“The poster features a dark blue mountain range at the bottom, with a line of eleven silhouetted figures in various martial arts poses standing on the peaks. Abo”

martial artsaction
Key Elements
Mountain RangeSunburst
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
7/10
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